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  I stared at the four cards. A "moving forward" spread. The first card represents the issue at hand The second represents the impediments in your way. After that, the third is what is motivating you to do something, and the fourth indicates what will help you achieve success. Fate couldn’t have dealt me cards that perfectly describes my situation, and yet here they were. Maybe my life is complicated enough that I could have applied these cards to several portions of my life. Yet, it’s hard not to believe in magic when it's sitting right in front of you. Five Page Dungeons are a storytelling shorthand applied to tabletop games. The spark jumped and I tried it.   From the INVERSION TAROT set illustrated by Jody Boginski Barbessi The Entrance/Guardian: Queen of Wands Inverted Demands attention? Easy, a medusa!  The Puzzle: Empress Nature sensory puzzle… rip off the Fifth Element! Fire burns, wind blows etc. Trick or Setback: Seven of Wands Stand your ground, have boundarie...

Every week I get to watch people dive into Virtual Reality for the first time. I strap in first timers, and regulars so they can immerse themselves in whatever experience they wish. I thought I would share my order of operations and my basic script for getting people situated. 1.) Get your kit together. I usually put my non-dominant arm through the headstraps of the Vive. This lets you put the headphones higher up at your elbow, and hold the controllers in your hands. Loosen the head straps to accommodate for people with large skulls. 2.) Controls. Secure the safety loop on their dominant hand, before placing it in their grasp. When they hold one controller and you hold the other ask them to "Take note: there is a trigger on the underside and a thumb pad on the top." You can point to the controller that you hold, while they follow along on the one they have. Most games use these controls but indicate the menu, system, and grip buttons anyway just in case. Also now is a ...