Oh, hello there. Long time no see.
Last year I debuted a thing that I’ve done before, but didn’t really codify until 2024: rolling a d20 to determine my “vibe” for the year. I also pulled a card from my nice physical Deck of Many Things. I rolled a 19, which was very promising, and I pulled the Idiot, which sounds bad, but I took to mean “follow your gut, not your brain.” And, looking back on the year, I’d say I followed this more or less. The year really was a 19/20, in a lot of ways. I did lots of great stuff! And as for the Idiot … well, I did a pretty good job of following my gut.
This year, I was going to roll another d20 but then I thought, Wouldn’t it be great to just roll all of the dice in a typical polyhedral dice set? So I made this thing: The Polyhedral Dice Reading. It’s like rolling bones, I guess, but it’s D&D dice. I don’t know if that’s appropriation; I apologize if it is, but I swear it’s just a silly little thing, and the “rolling bones” analogy came long after I came up with the idea.
So here are my results and my interpretations, along with my Deck of Many Things pull for the year.
d4 – Most Important Season
2: Spring. Feels like a very run of the mill answer. Spring means blooms and renewed life. Perhaps the funk I’ve been feeling for the past couple of months will lift?
d6 – Best Personal Stat
5: Wisdom. I interpret this as a wise year, using my heart to make decisions. A sort of play on the Idiot card from last year, except instead of the instinctual gut feelings, I am trusting my intuition. Maybe those are the same things, who knows.
d8 – 2025’s Alignment
8: Lawful Evil. This one’s interesting! I interpret “evil” as self-centeredness (or selfishness if you want to go that far), which indicates to me that this year is meant to be one where I use predefined codes and “rules” to help enrich my own life. Which is a very surreal thing to interpret considering I have recently been using fallen oxygen masks in an airplane as an analogy for help; i.e., if things are going badly, care for yourself first so you can properly care for others.
I think this also is giving me permission to do this; to not worry about caring for myself this year, because it will inevitably aid in others because I will be a stronger, more present person.
d10 – 2025’s Richter Scale
6: Strong. According to the actual Richter scale, a 6.0-6.9 earthquake results in “Damage to a moderate number of well-built structures in populated areas. Earthquake-resistant structures survive with slight to moderate damage. Poorly designed structures receive moderate to severe damage. Felt in wider areas; up to hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter. Strong to violent shaking in the epicentral area.”
What does this mean for me? I think it means that there will be sufficient shakeups in 2025, ones that only people with a good head on their shoulders will survive. I take it to mean that it’s okay to shake things up a bit, too, to see who is earthquake-resistant.
d12 – Month of Personal Growth
4: April. Makes sense, if Spring is my most important season!
d20 – Overall Vibe
16. This is really just the most subjective thing. 16 tends to hit a monster, when you add ability modifiers. How about that?
d100 – % of Possibility
3. Wow, this is very low. So, this could mean one of two things: First, that all of the above stuff is bullshit and won’t happen. Possible! But it could also mean that all of the above stuff won’t happen automatically. In other words, I have to get my ass out there and make it happen. Which honestly is kind of a wake up call, because stuff just tends to fall in my lap sometimes. I gotta put in the work!
Deck of Many Things
I pulled Gem: Twenty-five pieces of jewelry worth 2,000 gp each or fifty gems worth 1,000 gp each appear at your feet.
My friend Sam got this last year and interpreted it as getting a new job. I think for me it’s more about the riches that I will accumulate by pursuing the goals and vibes above. “If you build it, they will come,” if you will. If I take care of myself, shake things up, and trust my heart, I’ll come away from it a richer person. (“Rich” of course not necessarily meaning money.)
So that’s it, really. It’s not tarot, it’s just a fun way to roll all of your D&D dice at once. Try it, let me know what you got! And hope you have a good demarcation of 365 days we collectively have agreed to label 2025.
