My Top 10 RWS Decks (2021) | VR to The Hermit's Cave

[@grailseekerstravelogue4477]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful decks. I am really enjoying your videos.

[@AnnieDusk]

The trimmed Dirty Pam looks gorgeous (much better than the Radiant Wise Spirit!). I really enjoyed this as I have been into a RWS kick recently (and seeing your tin boxes is always a delight). Thanks for sharing! 💕

[@pawstalk]

Agreed. The Radiant Wise just does not have the same feel as the Dirty Pam. I’ll take my bordered DP over RW any day. However, the mini RW somehow has a better feel. I love that deck to bits.

[@tarotoculus]

What a good, solid collection. Hoi Polloi is on it's way to me. I'm excited for it. I love 60's/70's throwback color schemes and fonts. Thanks for sharing!

[@ThatOneLazyNerd]

Brants Hoi Polloi re-color is dope. Retro AF too. Lol. I need one.

[@melissazupan6026]

It is a delight and everyone needs one.

[@ThatOneLazyNerd]

@@melissazupan6026 I think i have to add Pams Delight to my list now too. 😂

[@melissazupan6026]

It's pretty dope! I would have thought Reall would have added it to her DriveThru or Gamecrafter store fronts by now...it's been a year since she released it.

[@ThatOneLazyNerd]

@@melissazupan6026 And it was supposed to be a soft release. I thought i would have seen it on drivethru by now at least. But nope.

[@melaniejayne414]

Wonderful collection Melissa, you have me wanting to click on the buy button for a few of those decks.

[@MysticalEmpowerment]

You have so many gorgeous decks! I really like Brant's deck. I'd definitely want to pick that one up! Thanks for sharing. 💕

[@melissazupan6026]

Brant's Kickstarter went live today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonbabytarot/moon-baby-tarot-deck?ref=user_menu

[@MysticalEmpowerment]

@@melissazupan6026 That is wonderful! Thank you for letting me know! 😊💛

[@bastardsonofretkillr]

Love your research and classiness of your channel

[@melissazupan6026]

Aw! Thank you so much!

[@JensBalancedTarot]

I enjoyed seeing your choices! I’m looking forward to getting a copy of Brant’s deck in my hands one of these days. 🥰

[@melissazupan6026]

Maybe sooner rather than later? His Kickstarter went live today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonbabytarot/moon-baby-tarot-deck?ref=user_menu

[@JensBalancedTarot]

@@melissazupan6026 Yep! And it's already backed, of course.

[@moonbabytarot]

YEAHHHH. I’m number 2! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the deck and I so appreciate your input when I was designing and coloring it! Yay for getting laid off/working from home and having time to do this! 😘

[@melissazupan6026]

It's crazy how much time it takes. I've not had any meaningful time to touch my DeLaurence project since last summer. Maybe someday...

[@tamipie]

@@melissazupan6026 ex squeeze me?? lemme know when that happens!

[@melissazupan6026]

@@tamipie But of course!

[@conradsteyn5034]

Wow...I thought that you'd forgotten about CS as, like you said - you havent done a video on it. So when I got past number 7 or 6, I thought to myself.. "Oh well maybe next time" ... but then ... I almost spilt my fruit loops.. What an absolute honor. Thank you Melissa 😊 . Makes me happy that you're still enjoying the decks. Con

[@melissazupan6026]

I love your deck! Probably the only reason I haven't done a dedicated video on it yet is because I'm always using it!!

[@pawstalk]

Just watched this again. Wish Pam's Delight and the Study Deck were still available. :)

[@SeasideTarot]

I have an orginal Hoi Polloi but I think I also need a copy of Brant's clone version too. 🤭 thank you for showing us your top 10 RWS.

[@melissazupan6026]

I have a Hoi Polloi...but I needed a Brant Polloi.

[@melissazupan6026]

Brant's Hoi Polloi Kickstarter went live today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonbabytarot/moon-baby-tarot-deck?ref=user_menu

[@SeasideTarot]

@@melissazupan6026 yes now backed...thank you🙏💞

[@toadstooltarot]

Oh! I wanted to see an example from that Glow In The Dark Deck as I've never seen nor heard of it before. I love that "Palazzo Polloi". If he makes it publicly available it really needs its own name. I hope he follows my suggestion. Your number one really surprised me.

[@melissazupan6026]

Someday I'll make a video of the Glow in the Dark deck. :) I believe the current working title of Brant's deck is the "Moon Baby Tarot." I have to admit, thought, I'm quite fond of the alliteration of "Palazzo Polloi."

[@pawstalk]

I agree. I wish it were a full deck, though.

[@weststartarot-Liz]

Well, that was fun!!!! I was having some major deck envy!!!! I absolutely adore Brant’s Hoi Polloi!!!!! Can the general public buy it???? I do have an original Hoi Polloi which I love, but oooooo I love how Brant colored his deck. Have been trying to get an Albano Waite, but oh wow it’s gotten pricey !!! And the CS is also absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[@melissazupan6026]

I think Brant does have plans to make his Hoi Polloi available. I think he's currently in the process of sorting out how best to do that. Who knows? There may be a Moon Baby Kickstarter in the future.

[@weststartarot-Liz]

@@melissazupan6026 well that would be fantastic !!! In the meantime I’ll just have to watch your video anytime I want to see it!!! 🤣

[@melissazupan6026]

Brant's Hoi Polloi Kickstarter went live today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonbabytarot/moon-baby-tarot-deck?ref=user_menu

[@weststartarot-Liz]

@@melissazupan6026 thank you so much for letting me know! I am in my way to back it right now!!! Appreciate the link

[@shuffletarot7785]

I really enjoyed seeing your top 10! You have so many beautiful copies of the Rider Waite. ❤️ I love Brandt’s version of the Holi Poli. Do you know if when he prints them they will be available to buy?

[@melissazupan6026]

Brant's deck will be available to purchase at some point. I think he's currently contemplating how best to make that happen.

[@shuffletarot7785]

@@melissazupan6026 yes! That’s awesome 👏

[@melissazupan6026]

Brant's Hoi Polloi Kickstarter went live today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/moonbabytarot/moon-baby-tarot-deck?ref=user_menu

[@shuffletarot7785]

@@melissazupan6026 thank you!!!!

[@aliceinwonderland1574]

Please add names of tarots and artists in the description. I had a hard time finding some just listening. Time stamps help too.😏

[@barbarasharp9432]

Great video! I also appreciate your custom tin designs and tin tutorial videos. It’s not easy to navigate that, for those of us who are not photoshop literate! I was wondering if you could comment on the MPC superior smooth (?) card stock - which everyone seems to love vs. the plastic, which you featured. What is the major difference between to 2? What sold you on the plastic? I would like to get the CS and the study deck at some point, but I’m not sure which card stock to request. I’m glad I didn’t purchase Pam’s Vintage, as I much prefer Pam’s Delight, and I have been watching for that to be released. You have a valuable and lovingly curated collection of RWS’s. Thank-you for sharing. As someone who came of age in the ‘70’s, it’s hard to wrap myself around all the garish colors of the vintage decks. We all gratefully shed those colors (and fonts) out of our internal palettes in due course, so it’s hard to fall in love with them again! It’s like trying to learn not to keep hating them, rather than just appreciating the culture-value they offer...I’m trying! 🤷🏼‍♀️. Thank-you. ☺️

[@melissazupan6026]

Funnily enough, I don't have any MPC decks with the superior smooth stock in my collection at the moment. I gave one deck I had in that stock to Brant, and my ex-partner absconded with the other one. The closest cardstock I could compare it to was that of the vintage Universal Waite...the one printed in Belgium. It is a solid, utilitarian cardstock...it glides very well and is nicely flexible. The standard smooth is maybe a little more rigid than the superior smooth, and it's actually a touch thicker. It has a blue core stock (superior has black core), so it may have a slightly less crisp image printed to it. Photography cardstock is often blue core, but graphic design cardstock is often black care. The Study Deck is only printed on standard smooth. It is also a fine, utilitarian cardstock. I was very worried that the plastic stock would be too slippery, but it is not. It has a bit of texturing to it, and it feels a lot more "papery" than many other plastic cardstocks I have encountered. It is about as thick as the standard smooth, so probably a touch thicker than superior smooth. It is a very white plastic all the way through, so the edges of the deck will be bright white, even if you've got colored borders or something. The cards are a lot more flexible than paper, so some perceive them to be flimsy...but they are super strong. They also resist bowing better than paper. I went with the plastic on the CS Tarot because I literally use this deck every day. Plastic cards are estimated to last 50 times longer than paper, so I figured I wouldn't need to be re-ordering the deck any time soon if I got the plastic. I'm also a riffle-shuffler, and plastic resists the bowing that riffle-shuffling causes. I'm sure it will eventually bow...but probably a lot further down the road than paper will.

[@barbarasharp9432]

Thank-you so much for your thoughtful response. ☺️

[@justinmichaeltarot]

How did you get that amazing green bag from Carol!? I enjoyed this. Thanks Melissa 💙

[@melissazupan6026]

Luck of the draw, I guess. It's a very nice bag. I'm not really a bag person, though, so whenever I can figure out a good box situation for it, I likely won't have a need for it...

[@pawstalk]

Carol usually sends out those bags with each deck. Mine are blue. Maybe she has different bag colors for her different version decks. (I have her original deck before she had any others.)

[@tamipie]

Hoooo, the Moon Baby Hoi Palloi!! excellent!! I thought I only had 3 rws' but it looks like I have 5. Does Crystal Unicorn count?? I might actually get that black and gold one...it is sexy.

[@melissazupan6026]

I think Crystal Unicorn should count. And you should get the black and gold one! It is soooooo pretty!

[@pawstalk]

So many comments. First, I just got the CS deck and LOVE it! I splurged and got the gold guilding. Second, love your trimmed Dirty Pam. I just found a Dirty Pam and it’s my only one so I’d never trim it, for clear reasons, but if I had an extra … well, I’d probably be to afraid to do it anyway. :) Third, did you get your tins at the same place as you got the CS deck? (Make your own cards, whatever?) If so, how do you have the artwork to upload?. Do you scan cards from the decks to upload? Would love to know. I need one for the CS deck, my 70’s Albano deck and a Tarot Du Le Chat deck along with a couple of other rare decks I don’t have the boxes for anymore. Thanks. Great video. And I agree. Love, love, love the Dirty Pam but wish it were Pam A. Thanks! :)

[@melissazupan6026]

Thank you so much! I did get my tins at Make Playing Cards. I make most of the artwork for my tins by scanning cards and boxes and then having fun in photoshop. I actually made the artwork file for the first CS Tarot tin ever. That one was easy…Conrad has released a file to print a paper box, so I just took the primary artwork from that and popped it on a black background. I did the same for the CS I show in this video, only I popped it over a scan of the black card back. I have a lot of tins made up…e-mail me a list of the decks you need art for and I’ll send you whatever I’ve made if it is on your list.

[@pawstalk]

@@melissazupan6026 That's awesome! Thank you. I'm going to go find what I need and I'll email you. Thanks! :D

[@MindfulTarot]

I'm so late to this party... but hey: so what DID happen to Frankie? And meanwhile - I have to say that I adore all your tins. And you're making me want to crack out my 1990s Universal Waite. I never read with it anymore - but there was a time... And meanwhile again.. is Reall going to be producing more Pam's Delight anytime soon?

[@timnewell8161]

Hello! I'm just now watching this great video. Question for you: Where did you obtain your copy of the Dirty Pam deck? Thanks in advance!

[@melissazupan6026]

The Dirty Pam is out of print. Your best bet it to try to stalk eBay listings or put out an ISO post in one of the tarot collection Facebook Groups.

[@timnewell8161]

@@melissazupan6026 I found it on MPC.

[@Santiago.s.777]

Beautiful decks! Such a great treasure!! Please, do a walkthrough of the Royal Fez. I'd like to get a Universal Waite. There's not much about it on YT. How can I tell it's a 90's copy? Do you think I can find it on eBay? Thanks a lot. Greetings from🇦🇷🍀🌻

[@melissazupan6026]

I'm sure I'll do a walk through of the Royal Fez at some point. It's a beautiful deck. As far as the Universal Waite deck goes, you're going to want to look for ones in brown boxes. Current ones have royal blue boxes.

[@Santiago.s.777]

@@melissazupan6026 Great! Thanks a lot!

[@theallisoncompendium]

Have you heard why the study deck is no longer available on make playing cards? Just wondering if there’s buzz in the community about it being gone or coming back eventually that I missed.

[@ClaudyTabares]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@crazyfurbabieslady]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@sunshinebookstarot]

What is the name of number seven please?

[@melissazupan6026]

Carol Herzer’s Illuminated Tarot. You can find them here: www.soul-guidance.com/tarotdecks/page_7.htm

[@sunshinebookstarot]

@@melissazupan6026 thank you so much 💖

[@locutorest]

What happened to Frankie?