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I don't know which games have metacurrencies based on player birthdays. If 'calling it something that exists in the gameworld' is all...

Sure, but the point of a relatively lightweight and robust resolution system is to just get to the resolution, and not worry too much...

Well, we accept that physical exhaustion is a thing, and that people can't maintain peak performance and do the exact same thing over...

See, but that's not how we decide a mechanic is meta or not. Obviously the name helps it seem less meta, and that's actually quite...

But pretty much all metacurrencies loosely represent something that exists in the setting, the issue is just in how they represent them...

The fact that you can spin a diegetic reason for it doesn't mean it's not meta. The force doesn't work in points and cinema jedi aren't...

Well, to be clear, I don't particularly voice those criticisms. I certainly don't storm into positive conversations and say them. I...

This take is so hot it singed my screen. :D

The thing is, that's not true, is it? It has nothing to do with theme. You have already told us in this thread that the real reason you...

I think 'serving' is a terrible way to characterize RPG play. I think it's more useful to start with the idea that everyone at the table...

New editions and reboots are mostly trash. IP vultures are mostly trash. The original works by the original creators are always the best.

People are under no obligation to keep quiet about their criticisms in a public forum, to always be constructive, or to simply accept...

People who don't like the sequel trilogy (to use your Star Wars example) are still Star Wars fans, and IMO they should be allowed to...

It's meant to understand whether the 200 pages laying out everything that exists in the world are inviolable and preserved in amber for...

Yeah, but Eberron also specifically says it takes multitudes and you can fit in whatever you like, so it's not using its length as an...