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My own read of meta mechanic(which I see as a spectrum) is that it's if the in-fiction explanation is just a paltry excuse. At best it's...

That's a tenable reading of slots, I agree. Part of the issue in D&D particularly is that in most versions there is no real provision...

Yeah it’s easy with gangs, which also tends to mean the combat is more zoomed out. Have you seen Vincent’s example of the fight for the...

That can be an aesthetic preference, sure. But if Force Points are not "meta" - even though, in the fiction, no one earns points or...

In our most recent session, one player had to leave about half-way through the session. His PC stayed at the bottom of the mountain...

Love it!

I game with folks who are similarly busy and middle aged. If they can't make a session, its generally because life got in the way, so I...

I don't think you have to go as far as Earthdawn. Per the 4e D&D PHB (p 54): Encounter powers produce more powerful, more dramatic...

Yeah contra my position on the D&D ranger from a far earlier discussion we had, currency really has to play a part in framing and...

For violent conflict/combat, I look at 4e D&D as the gold standard on this particular issue. It's encounter level guidelines are really...

I mean, in a fantasy setting, can’t you just justify any “metagame” currency as being a blessing of the gods diegetically, and thus now...

Agreed re A and C. I think there's a D, or maybe it's a variant of B, where the group expresses a view about what is/isn't possible...

I hate the credibility check but it took me years, and a massive shift in how I gamed, to understand why. We’ve talked a lot recently...

I don't know a lot of people who know RPG "theory", but I have RL several players/GMs in my groups who quite enjoy discussing ways to...

I meant in an entirely personal way, not in any way that involves social media or forums. If someone like to roleplay they are going to...