#RPGaDAY2026: Day 1 Discipline

Today's prompt is Discipline.The daily discipline of writing mirrors the witch’s discipline of spellcraft, where one missed word can turn a charm into a curse.I try to write every day. I often take the weekend off, but I still do a lot of writing. I honestly just can't stop. I see the same quality in the witches in my games, namely they have to keep practicing their magic.Take one of my favorite characters: Zatanna. This is her day after all; Zatannurday.Zatanna rather famously does her magic by speaking backward. It isn't that she speaks the words backward and the magic happens; she has to focus on saying the words backward because that is the intent of the spell. It gives her the focus she needs to make what she wants happen.That is one of the reasons I am still a fan of Vancian magic for AD&D even though there have been scores of other systems that can work for it. It is the discipline, both for the character and the player, to make the magic count.Jackson, IL NPCAccording to the…