This morning I began a little Dungeons & Dragons new year tradition.
First, I rolled a d20 to see how 2024 would fare for me.
A 19! Not bad at all.
Next, I pulled a card from the Deck of Many Things. (The OG deck, not the new one.)
The Idiot: Permanently reduce your Intelligence by 1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws.
Since I could draw an additional card, but didn’t have to, I rolled a d20 to determine if I would. 1-10 = yes, 11-20 = no. I didn’t film it but I rolled a 12.
So, what does this mean? Well, nothing, officially or unofficially. It’s just a fun thing to do. But since the human brain loves to extrapolate from nonsense, I can presume that the 19 on the d20 roll means that 2024 will be a good year. Not the best year of my entire life, but one of my better ones. If anything, the number represents my ability to cultivate a good year this year, not necessarily that “good” will be handed to me on a silver platter.
I choose to interpret the Idiot to mean that I should refrain from acting or trying to be smart this year, and instead trust my instincts and intuition. I may make some stupid decisions, but overall if I trust my gut it may make my year better.
For the record, I also pulled (read: clicked a thing on a website) a tarot card for 2024. I got The Moon.
Which, upright, apparently is all about intuition and “trusting the moonlight to guide you.” So the Deck of Many Things and the tarot deck are in alignment? Or, maybe the Idiot just means I’m going to be a goddamn idiot this year, but it will be a lot of fun.