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Since potions and scrolls have a diegetic reality, I would say they are the opposite of a metacurrency.

Consumables are real things in the setting, so IMO absolutely not.

One of the New England regional conventions I regularly attend and run games is doing a big Shadowdark tournament with a module written...

I picked up but haven't started yet If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. No reason. Certainly not any current events...

I've started reading Children of Ruin by by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A couple of years ago I read the first book Children of Time.

I seem to recall Hackmaster 5th Editon (no relation to D&D5e) uses this kind of action tracking. Might be worth checking out it you...

It is a player issue in the immediate sense. However... it would be silly to pretend 3E, in its design and marketing, was neutral. The...

Grown ups swear, my dude.

Are you suggesting that D&D 3.5 was not specially subject to min-maxing? Because if so,I am sorry to say i really can't take your view...

Regarding Gen Alpha and AI (for better or worse): Pew Research recently published their report on American teens, their parents, and...

Again, players ruined 3.5. They decided that all they wanted was min maxing, and it literally ruined the game.

You can't control that. Nor should you. Every generation decides what is "cool." Just because you hate GenAI doesn't mean GenAlpha is...

It was not an order. It was an example. You are absolutely free to not believe me, but this isn't hidden information...

Young peoples use of AI chatbot "friends" is already a major issue that is having serious ramifications for mental health and...