Poem: "Dicing with Lives"
This is today's freebie poem. It was inspired by prompts from the_vulture and siliconshaman about gaming and self-referential characters. How do campaign settings shift from low magic to high magic? When epic characters roll well and decide to change the world ...
Dicing with Lives
The gamers are awaiting reincarnation,
chatting with the Universe as they work.
They are choosing classes, generating stats,
and minmaxing their advantages and disadvantages.
The computer wizard is pumping IQ
while the stick jock goes for Strength.
Eyeing the conditions of the campaign setting,
everyone loads for bear.
Probabilities clatter and dance,
then fall in their favor.
The dice lie innocently upon the table,
glittering like pyrite.
"Remember, this is a low-magic setting,"
the Universe says testily.
The computer wizard cracks some knuckles
and says, "I can fix that."
The Universe grumbles
and demands to be passed the cheetos.