Donjon

CardDMTCRGp. 272014

Underground stairs lead to a heavy door made of iron bars. This card represents both imprisonment and freedom.

Upright Meaning

  • Person. A prisoner, or a person who feels trapped.
  • Creature or Trap. A creature that grapples or swallows prey whole.
  • Place. A place of imprisonment, such as a literal dungeon or a menagerie.
  • Treasure. A treasure locked in a vault, or magic with the power to bind or imprison.
  • Situation. An impasse, a situation that threatens someone's freedom, or a situation where someone's indecision is keeping everyone in suspense.

Reversed Meaning

  • Person. A recently freed or escaped prisoner, or a free thinker who rejects social norms.
  • Creature or Trap. A creature that has escaped from captivity or gone feral.
  • Place. A prison broken open, or a place associated with liberation (such as a monument commemorating emancipation).
  • Treasure. A treasure that once held a being captive, such as an Efreeti Bottle that has lost its magic or an empty Iron Flask.
  • Situation. A situation that requires creative solutions, or an effort to free people or creatures from captivity.
Raw data
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