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Not as "force points"... but only as moments of being inspired by the force.

I don't know that there's any single definition of "modern" TTRPG mechanics that makes sense. I get that narrative tools are all the...

Almost no one considers XP, a player side resource, as a metacurrency, either... but it is. It's an abstraction into metacurrency. More...

I suspect you're not going to find general agreement on that. I see people refer to WoD Will points as metacurrency all the time, and...

I had a couple larger fights, too small for the battle system, too big for TOTM, in 3rd. a few of those I solved by using the Clan War...

Maybe. The thing is, the VTT may need to be reinstalled at some point, and if you can't authenticate your copy... I'll note that the...

Similarly for me, playing since 1981... 45 years I do like the way there are questions to ensure you're reading the directions.

Yes. At least occasionally. It's part of the genre, so it's included in the game.

Fun fact. Cutscenes kind of exist in the game. When the villains have a typically brief scene without the PCs, much like a cutscene...

For me, I'd class "modern" as Focus upon genre reinforcement and player experience, probably has more metacurrencies than just...

More data points definitely needed to fully understand YZE 🙂

MG has three metacurrencies, only two of which are shared with BW/Burning Empires, which also have 3. MG has Fate and Persona, and...

See, I've run Tales From the Loop and Vaesen... they're pretty close, mechanically. Close enough that swapping one to the other would be...

L5R prior to FFG uses fixed number ranges and expects tokens on the map if not minis on the terrain, but notes TOTM is doable (and...

I'll raise and offer up a bunch that are more complex than AD&D... many from the AD&D 2e era, some the 1e era. And T5? Marc's been...