People in my circles tend to game, or know gamers, but when you see this image, you may not know what “roll for Initiative” means. In table top roll playing, rolling dice is a system to randomize outcome. Sometimes someone whose character is powerful is more likely to succeed doing something, whether … Continue reading →
We all want to be lucky. Sometimes things go your way, and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes what looks like bad luck can turn out to be lucky. There are thousands of stories of people who had delays that made them late to work on September 11th, with the result that when the … Continue reading →
When I think of this year’s theme I can’t help thinking about how closely divination and games are linked. Many divination systems are ways to create a random occurrence that can be interpreted in a framework that then can be used to answer a question. Whether it’s marks on the sand (as … Continue reading →
One hears that Fortune favors the Bold, an old Roman proverb that is referring to the goddess Fortuna. Various forms, and translations of this exist, but it is found in Virgil‘s Aeneid: audentis fortuna iuvat. It comes down to the simple concept that if you don’t try anything, you’ll never succeed, or … Continue reading →
This afternoon, as I do every October, I re-watched Monster Squad. WONDERFUL movie. One of my favorite lines is at the beginning when the kids are being repremanded by the principal for putting more energy into studying monsters than paying attention in science class. He tells them “The point is that monsters are not … Continue reading →