Power and Knowledge

As you'll find out soon, for I'll post about it, I decided to create a whole RPG system from scratch. All I knew is that I wanted it to be a d12 system. (For those of you not in the know, "d12" is an abbreviation we role players use to refer to a twelve sided die).

If you'll notice though, this post is under the "reflections" label. That means I won't go into RPGs. I'll be writing about a reflection I came upon as I wrote the rules for my system. Following are some quotes:

"Go ahead and look it up in the dictionary. One of the definitions for power is something to this effect: the ability to do or act. Power is the way we interact with the world around us. It is the raw, primal ability to do, or act."

And then, you get to acquire knowledge, and experience. These two words can be summarized in one. Skills.

"One lives. As one lives, one learns. What one learns may be improved. As one improves, one keeps living, thus learning, thus improving.

To sum up, you have power. Everyone has power. Everyone has the ability to do, or act. As humans, we are powerful beings. We can do. We can act. As such, we are responsible for almost everything that happens around us. Studies and theories state that we are responsible for 90% of what happens around us.

We learn. Our power may be refined, harnessed and enhanced with the knowledge and experience we acquire. With our skills our power may be focused, and its results, be them good or bad, improved exponentially.

The origin of all our actions is our brain; our mind. The means to carry out this actions is our body.

Take care of them. Don't mess them up. Your power, your raw power, depends on it. Imagine being powerless. The very word makes me afraid and nervous.