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I've taught Pathfinder. It's not that difficult.

Reflexively knowing where to turn in a physical book is a fine muscle memory development of using a physical text. However, in a digital...

Not looking forward to the day I look at the market everyday....

Our Fading Suns game has meta-currency points based on landing critical success, but failures give points to the GM. The GM had built up...

I am sure there are implementations I'm not a fan of, but broadly speaking, yes, I do like them. Emphasis mine. So, that's not the...

Mod Note: Hey. You're free to not like things. But maybe save off outright disparaging them, or groups that like things you don't...

What game or games are you talking about? It would basically have to be “improv governed solely by a metacurrency” to work like that...

Since that vibe is out there in the marketplace, just not produced by WotC, why does it matter? Anyone who wants a grittier D&D-style...

One shots and organized play. Try before you buy. No more going in blind.

All of these read like boogeyman versions of what someone who has never played with a metacurrency thinks that they are.

Wow. TBH, i'm a bit jealous. Last time i played in 6h long session was back in university days. On the other hand, 6-8h in front of a...

Dogmeat is a very good boy.

One of the reasons I like GM facing metacurrencies is because it helps alleviate the question of whether the GM was acting fairly. Don't...

Folks have their reasons, but I think the underlying one is that D&D is the crown of RPGs for better or worse. Folks naturally want the...

Personally, I have a particular playstyle in which I like to run games. Indeed, the appeal of RPGs to me is the appeal of that...