Endless Maze
Value: 3
Secrets • Ravens • Books • Flame
Meanings: Journey, long spans of time, insanity, inner turmoil
As within, so without. The maze that traps you—slows your journey, forces you to double back, and leads you where you don’t want to go—might be a physical maze, or it might be your own indecision, self-criticism, or self-doubt. To get where we need to go, or do what we need to do, we have to conquer the mazes we find ourselves in.
Divination: To succeed, one must undertake a long journey. This is an ill-met card. At best, it indicates that there is much to do, but even then the process is long—likely because it is difficult, confusing, or maddening. The traveler will get lost. One will be caught within the worst labyrinth of all—one’s own tumultuous mind.
Game Narrative: A journey or task takes much longer than expected. An NPC feels indecision or even starts to go mad.
Joy: An enemy is filled with hesitation or confusion and does not act. An unwanted NPC does not arrive.
Despair: The PC arrives late, to dire consequences. A PC’s movement takes longer than expected. An NPC ally arrives too late to help.
She had a map. But it would still be a long journey, fraught with peril.