Qabbal

The Qabbals (now "Dahcre") were an I.C.E. Age card game with multiple possible uses. They were listed in the "Rolemaster Companion I" source book. There were 40 Qabbals in a deck, which were images of runes, and they would be used for game mechanics purposes. They could replace the use of dice if they were assigned numbers from the table, for example, or randomize the encounters players would run into based on their meaning. In principle, they could be adapted to have an "in-character" meaning as well, such as a method of divination regarding the present. It might define the mystical forces operating in any given situation, or anticipating what was needed next.

Qabbals

^QABBAL	^DAHCRE	^ALIGN	^MEANING
Joy	Happiness	Good	Absence of Sorrow
Wholeness	Wellness	Good	The Sun, Health, Purity
Partnership	Cooperation	Good	A Gift from Above
Communication	Communion	Good	Signals, Oracle, Holy
Possessions	Lucre	Good	Vital Community, Health
The Harvest	Gathering	Good	A Fruitful Year, Earth
Growth	Bloom	Good	New Birth, Birch, Wood
The Fertile One	Virility	Good	Fertility, Legendary Hero
The Flow	Wave	Good	Sea, Source, Water
Movement	Mobility	Good	Course of the Sun, Horse
Breakthrough	Spiritlight	Neutral Good	Day, God's Light
Opening	Disbarring	Neutral Good	Torch, Skiff, Map, Ulcer
Defense	Mystic Shield	Neutral Good	Yew, Bow, Armor, Debate
Protection	Ward	Neutral Good	Resistance
The Wolf	Sylvan Beast	Neutral Good	Common Beasts, Survival
The Tower	The Keep	Neutral	Tower, Residence, Home
The Runesword	Mana Sword	Neutral	Weapon of Power
The Runestaff	Mana Staff	Neutral	Device of Power
The Cleric	The Bishop	Neutral	Deity through Man
The Wizard	The Mage	Neutral	Energy, Mana, Adept
Destiny	The Seer	Pure Neutral	Destiny, The Unknowable
Self	Introspection	Neutral	Man, Self, Man-Kind
Strength	Might	Neutral	Strength, Ox, Sacrifice
The Journey	Transferrance	Neutral	Travel, Quest, Desire
The Warrior	The Matross	Neutral	Warrior, Victory, Star
Initiation	Invisibility	Neutral Evil	Uncertain Meaning, Secret
The Griffin	The Wyvern	Neutral Evil	Legendary Beasts, Sidhe
Retreat	Flight	Neutral Evil	Separation, Wealth
Standstill	Glacier	Neutral Evil	Standstill, Ice
Constraint	Silence	Neutral Evil	Necessity, Sorrow, Lesson
The Gate	The Portal	Evil	Giant, Demon, Thorn
Disruption	Not	Evil	Damaging Natural Forces
The Pit	Oubliette	Evil	Traps, Danger
Deceit	Skullduggery	Evil	Deception, Illusion
The Betrayer	The Traitor	Evil	Betrayer, Infiltrator
The Goblin	The Gremlin	Evil	Goblins, Dispersed Evil
Werewolf	Fang	Evil	Monsters, Vicious Evil
The Dragon	Leviathon	Evil	Dragon, Mighty Evil, Fear
Distortion	Warp	Evil	Twisting, Undead, Distort
Vortex	Chaos	Evil	Chaos, Entity, Destroyer

See Also

• Rolemaster Companion I (page 125)
• Dahcre Box