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Hello participants! You guys have blown me away by the awesome work you have all been doing!!! You all deserve a big pat on the back and round of applause! As we come to the close of the official submission window we are still short a few cards. Many of you who were struggling to meet the 16th deadline have already contacted me and arranged for an extension; but if you still need to submit your final card and have yet to contact me about an extension please do so before the 18th! If I don’t hear from you I will have to assume you won’t be able to finish your card by the extension deadline of Feb 20th, and your card will be reassigned to a pinch hitter.

Again, thank you all for your hard work and participation in this project!

-Mod Pangolin

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Do you think there will be a Star Wars project that will make a full usable tarot deck? I really like some of the cards that have been made for this one, but most don't fit the tarot symbology at all, and I am looking for a fun fandom deck to do readings with :D

Hi anon, that's a really good question. And the answer is that I don't know. I know I personally won't be volunteering myself for organizing anything like this again, but that doesn't mean nobody else will. Anyone is allowed to organize a fandom event... it just comes down to if you (or maybe you and some friends) have the time/desire to put in the effort to organize it and see it through to the end. My objective with organizing this deck was less concerned with the result of a fully conforming/symbolicly perfect tarot deck... but more about many artists getting together to make a deck happen. I wanted the deck to be inclusive to all skill levels and varying tarot knowledge, and on that point I feel like this deck has been a major success. Now, I understand some people want a usable deck, and there isn't anything wrong with that, but that's just not what this one was about. There is absolutely nothing keeping someone else from organizing a curated/exclusive deck... and if one got organized I would love to participate as an artist if the curation/jurying process of the deck chose to allow me. -mod pangolin

Hello, quick question: how will the cards be put together? A pdf? Can we change the borders if we don't like them? I'm just wondering.

Hi there! The cards for the final deck will be pngs with the border/text flattened to the artwork, so you won’t be able to change the borders on the cards. The card back design that was top voted will also be included in the deck, but when you go to print your own deck you will most likely have the option to use an alternate image for the card backs. - That said, if you guys want to have all the card back designs that were submitted, let me know and I can also include them in the final deck as alternates, all you got to do is ask! -

-Mod Pangolin

Hello everyone! Today marks the beginning of the final submission window! Final cards can be submitted to me at [email protected]

Final submissions are accepted through Feb 16th. Art can be sent as a png, jpeg, pdf, or psd. You can send your art in the border template sent out at the beginning of this project or without (I can set it in it’s border on my end), do whatever is easiest for you! I will be adding the text to each of the cards, so don’t worry about including that yourself, this way cards will be as uniform as possible.

If you have questions you can direct them to my messages/inbox/email and I will try to get back to you a quickly as possible.

Thank you everyone for your hard work, the cards look great!

-Mod Pangolin

#event announcement #final submissions

We’re closing in on the final stretch! I’ve been blown away by all the excellent work that has been submitted to this deck so far, as well as the sketches/WIPs sent in during check-in, you guys are all doing amazing!

-Mod Pangolin

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The winning card back design!

#event announcement #card back design #Thank you to everyone #that voted!

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This is a reminder that the check in window closes tomorrow (Jan. 26th). If you are an artist in this project and have yet to check-in, please check your e-mail for the “Kylux Tarot Deck Check-In” email sent to you on the 19th.

If you miss(ed) the check-in window, don’t panic. Please message me here or reply to the check-in email letting me know if you are still on track to finish your card by the deadline (Feb10th-16th). If I don’t hear back from artists by Feb. 1st, I will have to assume that something came up and they can no longer finish their cards, or they no longer wish to participate; and I will make their cards available to the pinch hitters. Although I don’t anticipate a problem, in the event of many artists not checking in, the deck release may be pushed back as to give the pinch hitters and myself time to complete the absent cards.

-Mod Pangolin

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Reminder that Friday Feb. 1st is the last day to check in before I need to reassign your card to the pinch hitting team. If you have worked on/finished your card and didn’t check in, I will still accept your card into the deck as an ‘alternate option’ if it is submitted to me by the submission deadline of Feb. 16th.

Thank you everyone for your hard work!!!

-Mod Pangolin

#event announcement

This is a reminder that the check in window closes tomorrow (Jan. 26th). If you are an artist in this project and have yet to check-in, please check your e-mail for the "Kylux Tarot Deck Check-In” email sent to you on the 19th.

If you miss(ed) the check-in window, don’t panic. Please message me here or reply to the check-in email letting me know if you are still on track to finish your card by the deadline (Feb10th-16th). If I don’t hear back from artists by Feb. 1st, I will have to assume that something came up and they can no longer finish their cards, or they no longer wish to participate; and I will make their cards available to the pinch hitters. Although I don’t anticipate a problem, in the event of many artists not checking in, the deck release may be pushed back as to give the pinch hitters and myself time to complete the absent cards.

-Mod Pangolin

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I guess they feel pissed and hehe betrayed by their own community. Thats what I felt - that you even allowed this idea, knowing the situation in the fandom and r3lo cancer intercepting content and tags. But at leat you addressed the situation.

I wasn't betraying anybody by thinking that the concept for this card was a good one. I can appreciate that some people disagree with me on this, citing major character death to reylo, and that's okay. We're allowed to feel the way we do about it. I did not create tarot and I had no say over the meaning (and often brutally depicted portrayal) of the ten of swords card which regularly features a dead body stabbed through by ten swords. I thought that particants in this project would have at least a tiny understanding of what tarot cards are... and so I'm a bit blindsided by the sudden outcry when this card was modeled very closely off these popular depictions. On the point of asserting/assuming that I was aware of an ongoing issue with reylo, the tagging thereof, and being tuned into an (I guess wide spread?) Public mood of thinking about the reylo shippers as some sort of cancer is a bit extreme... and frankly unforgiving, on the part of the kylux fandom that I am simply here to enjoy and love along with the rest of you; and it was an unpleasant surprise to receive the amount of hate I've garnished for my efforts to make this a fun and inclusive project from a group that I've generally found to be a forgiving and mature fan base. Nobody puts aside this amount of personal time and energy to organize an event like this if they don't cherish that ship. I love Kylux. I recognize that my judgment on the card was not the right call for everybody and I've had equal parts negative and positive feedback from participants and other followers on it's inclusion. Some of you want it gone and some want it to stay. A compromise has been found for this issue; in the inclusion of border templates/an open call for substitute submissions/and the separation (but not removal) of the original art to be released in the final deck download.

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Ten of Swords:

With the blessing of the original artist, I am making an open offer to any and all artists who want to make an alternate/substitute Ten of Swords card to do so. This way those in the Kylux community who can’t/don’t draw have an option other than making their own to replace this controversial card.

Any/all substitute cards that are mailed to me by the deadline (Feb10-16th) will be included in the final deck, along with the border templates. If you need a template to make the card, please e-mail or PM me and I will provide it. Artists who submit cards will also have their information included in the credit book for their part.

You can send final cards to me here: [email protected]

I am keeping the original submission for the Ten of Swords available in the final deck since it’s main theme is Kylux and therefore does not conflict with the rules of this project. As a courtesy to those offended by the card, it will be in a folder labeled clearly and away from the other submissions.

I will not be responding to asks/messages/emails that include ultimatums, threats of withdrawal from the project, or disagreement in the inclusion of this card. Each artist was tasked with interpreting the meanings of their cards and creating that meaning for them to be displayed for all of us to enjoy. So, if you don’t enjoy the original submission for the Ten of Swords, don’t print it. It’s as simple as that and I don’t have the breath or inclination to repeat myself.

To help avoid triggers and squicks, the final deck download folder will -as mentioned above- separate the cards by depicted characters (other than Kylo and Hux) into another folder which you don’t need to open.

Further, just so we don’t run into this again, if you are posting WIP photos or final cards, please make sure to tag for all characters that are depicted plus any ships that could be derived from them.

We’re all just people here, all of us with faults and differing talents and sensibilities, so please be kind to one another.

-Mod Pangolin

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I'm still receiving some anonymous hateful asks that are upset. I'm guessing those people haven't seen this post? We are all entitled to our own opinions -and unfortunately those opinions don't always align- but if you have honest questions/concerns I will be happy to engage in further conversation about this card off anon. I don't bite, and if you would prefer I answer your questions less publicly I will gladly engage with you through my PMs.

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Ten of Swords:

With the blessing of the original artist, I am making an open offer to any and all artists who want to make an alternate/substitute Ten of Swords card to do so. This way those in the Kylux community who can’t/don’t draw have an option other than making their own to replace this controversial card.

Any/all substitute cards that are mailed to me by the deadline (Feb10-16th) will be included in the final deck, along with the border templates. If you need a template to make the card, please e-mail or PM me and I will provide it. Artists who submit cards will also have their information included in the credit book for their part.

You can send final cards to me here: [email protected]

I am keeping the original submission for the Ten of Swords available in the final deck since it’s main theme is Kylux and therefore does not conflict with the rules of this project. As a courtesy to those offended by the card, it will be in a folder labeled clearly and away from the other submissions.

I will not be responding to asks/messages/emails that include ultimatums, threats of withdrawal from the project, or disagreement in the inclusion of this card. Each artist was tasked with interpreting the meanings of their cards and creating that meaning for them to be displayed for all of us to enjoy. So, if you don’t enjoy the original submission for the Ten of Swords, don’t print it. It’s as simple as that and I don’t have the breath or inclination to repeat myself.

To help avoid triggers and squicks, the final deck download folder will -as mentioned above- separate the cards by depicted characters (other than Kylo and Hux) into another folder which you don’t need to open.

Further, just so we don’t run into this again, if you are posting WIP photos or final cards, please make sure to tag for all characters that are depicted plus any ships that could be derived from them.

We’re all just people here, all of us with faults and differing talents and sensibilities, so please be kind to one another.

-Mod Pangolin

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No offence but the specific tarot card that is causing controversy should be removed or at least tagged as reylo. It was honestly very triggering to see, the filtering system blocks any reylo posts but I had to see this because it's untagged. It's not about censorship it's about making sure that the project is a safe environment and I am hugely disappointed by the whole thing and the way it was handled.

The Ten of Swords card in question is not explicitly Reylo, and the card meaning isn’t about sunshine and daisies.I’m sympathetic to your feelings, it is difficult to tag everything some might find triggering when posting art and sometimes that means we end up seeing things we wish we didn’t.But it is censorship to demand the removal of a card that does not conflict with the bounds of this project. There was nothing in the rules about not being allowed to include characters other than Kylo and Hux... some cards will only feature Kylo or Hux and some very well may include other characters like Snoke.Everyone will have the opportunity to make replacement cards for any that they personally dislike with the release of the deck.

This is extremely disappointing. The rules were clear of what this was and what it should be. It’s not censoring it’s false advertising. Really sad about what y’all decided and will not be participating this. There are reasons why ppl have issues and y’all are ignoring them with the excuse of censorship and not false advertising. Respect what this ship is and the issues. Good luck.

Listening to someone and hearing them out does not equate to agreeing with them. I’m not ignoring anyone, it’s simply impossible to please everyone.I feel that the submitted card is within the bounds of the card’s meaning, and therefore should be accepted... despite the polarized response. The card depicts Kylux as it’s main theme. Kylo and Hux clearly had a committed relationship which has been brutally betrayed. There isn’t an expression of explicit Reylo... Kylo and Rey aren’t kissing, they are holding hands. This betrayal could be entirely platonic and doesn’t push past the bounds of the relationship between Rey and Kylo portrayed in canon.I have offered up a fair compromise to this issue which respects all of the participants and the Kylux community by including the border templates in the final deck release; giving everyone the ability to make themselves replacement cards if they dislike the ‘official submission’.

If this solution to this issue is not enough for you, that’s unfortunate.

On the Topic of Censorship

There are some of us who are uncomfortable with the art which was submitted for the Ten of Swords card.

I want everyone to know that I understand where you are coming from, that even a suggestion of Reylo being present in the deck can be a deal breaker for you. I respect that, everyone is entitled to their opinions and boundaries.

That being said, I also respect the artist’s choices in the depiction of the card, and I will not be removing the submission from the deck, as I feel like that is unwarranted censorship. The Ten of Swords is a brutal card; It deals with deep betrayal and painful endings. The inclusion of Rey and Hux’s wedding band (which has Kylo’s name on it), I think, intensifies the sense of betrayal in this context, and is therefore in keeping with the meaning of the card.

I want everyone to have a positive experience with this deck, it’s meant to be a fun project which brings us all together, not divide us. So, in the interest of being inclusive while also respecting the works and opinions of others, I have decided that the border template used to finish the cards will be available in the final download folder for this deck.

If you are uncomfortable with any of the cards, and don’t wish for them to be included in your personal print of the deck, you will have the means of producing a replacement card of your own for the Ten of Swords (or any other card that may end up being unpalatable to you).

If you don’t enjoy the depiction of a card that isn’t an excuse to be nasty towards the artist.

All I ask is for everyone to be civil with each other.

-Mod Pangolin

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This is probably a silly question, but will the completed tarot deck be available for purchase? I wasn’t around when this was started, and I haven’t scrolled all the way through your blog to find an FAQ post that answers that. All the art sneak peaks I’ve been seeing are so amazing! I’d love to pick up the final product—but like, if you are already planning on that... do you have a possible price range? I’d probably have to budget to afford it 😅 Thank you guys!! For all your work to make this!!

Hi! This deck won't be 'for sale' but every card will be compiled into a zip folder which will be free for anyone with a link to download and then set up to self print through the site of their choosing :) I will be providing that link here once all the cards are in.

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Oh! I have a question, do we send the picture with or without the border that was given?

Either way is okay, so whatever is easier for you! Just don't worry about the card text, I have a template set up on my end to add the card number/card name for each arcana border that I'm setting all your pretty art into. So, if you included the border it just gets 'hidden' under my template.

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