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I can’t stand ragebait.

Wow. Seen this job ad circulating around. I checked and it is (as of this moment) right there on LinekdIn.

Bunk. Utter bunk.

I think you will find that many people, and games, do not take that position. Also in some cases (like Daggerheart) the GM-side...

No. Spending a Fate point gives you a +2 or a reroll. They are not “just declare whatever you want” points. Fate does have other...

Like most of Star Trek over the years, if you peer too closely . . . plot holes, inconsistencies, and utter nonsense will jump out at...

...and also infinite dragons.

I do find it interesting that some folks do not want an intrusion into the fiction by an outside, or meta, force -- EXCEPT the GM. The...

I'm surprised it's that low, honestly. I think it mostly comes down to two things. Eyes bigger than stomach and daydreaming. Eyes...

I think it's also worth noting that not all campaigns have an end that can be reached. If most D&D campaigns are homebrew affairs, as...

GM burnout. Especially when something new and shiny is on the horizon.

My general take is that it depends on how the system uses them. They're a tool, and I'm more interested in how that tool is used in the...

When you build strawmen, do you prefer plastic or paper straws?

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

I'm warming up to DM's metacurrency because oftentimes, "DM doing whatever they want" is often 1) unnecessarily antagonistic and 2) an...