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It might be meta, or it might not be. It depends on how you think the fictional world actually works. While I understand that there is a good deal of fantasy fiction in which spell levels, and even sometimes spell caster levels are real things that fictional characters talk about, to me that...

Cloud Giant 28 Cyclops 12 + 1 = 13 Ettin 23 Fire Giant 31 Frost Giant 32 - 2 = 30 Hill Giant 27

Cloud Giant 31 Cyclops 23 + 1 = 24 Ettin 26 Fire Giant 32 Frost Giant 31 - 2 = 29 Hill Giant 30

Cloud Giant 31 Cyclops 28 + 1 = 29 Ettin 31 Fire Giant 29 Fire Giant Dreadnought 8 Frost Giant 32 - 2 = 30 Guardian Giant 9 Hill Giant 31

We should open a portal between your game and mine; we always have great deal of food left over.

Cloud Giant 30 Cyclops 25 + 1 = 26 Ettin 30 Fire Giant 29 Fire Giant Dreadnought 14 Fog Giant 9 Frost Giant 35 - 2 = 33 Guardian Giant 13 Hill Giant 32

Cloud Giant 29 Cloud Giant Smiling One 14 Cyclops 26 + 1 = 27 Ettin 29 Fire Giant 28 Fire Giant Dreadnought 16 Fog Giant 16 Frost Giant 33 - 2 = 31 Guardian Giant 13 Hill Giant 31 Hill Giant Sergeant 3 Ice Troll 9

They would. However, I take the division of spells into discrete, well-identified "levels" as a convenience for game purposes, not an exact description of how magic works in the characters' world. Do characters in your world(s) discuss the toughness of monsters using the term "Armor Class"?

Personally, I don't think characters should be discussing spell levels (by whatever name) any more than they should be discussing hit dice or armor class. That's probably why I don't like terms like "circle" - it does sound like something one is trying to make into an in-game term. I'm mildly...

Eh, it's a traditional part of the game. Like you said, it isn't a really big deal. People are perfectly capable of dealing with multiple meanings for the same word. We do it all the time.

Oh, yeah. Every new player I've seen needs this clarified. The confusion isn't permanent, but it definitely makes people do a double-take.

So, wait. You think that changing the term makes it less meta to talk about the concept in-character?

Cloud Giant 25 Cloud Giant Smiling One 18 Cyclops 28 + 1 = 29 Ettin 28 Fire Giant 26 Fire Giant Dreadnought 19 Fog Giant 18 Frost Giant 32 - 2 = 30 Frost Giant Everlasting One 5 Guardian Giant 18 Hill Giant 28 Hill Giant Sergeant 13 Hill Giant Subchief 11 Ice Troll 14

Oh, well.

Frost Giant was incremented twice in post #163. (Prior value was 32, not 33.) Cloud Giant 25 Cloud Giant Smiling One 18 Cyclops 28 Ettin 28 Fire Giant 26 Fire Giant Dreadnought 19 Fog Giant 18 Frost Giant 31 Frost Giant Everlasting One 7 Guardian Giant 18 Hill Giant 28 Hill Giant Sergeant 13...

Absolutely! We are in dire straits and need a troll to match.

Ah, I see. Yes, you are correct; I somewhat overstated the case.

True, but irrelevant. The comments being made are from a game design perspective, not a player perspective. And from a game design perspective, if there is one option that every player takes, then that is clear evidence that that option is so desirable that it is, effectively, not an option...

No, and I can't imagine any variation that I would allow either. It is absurdly OP and it eliminates the whole spell selection process, which is a staple of the game.

Cloud Giant 27 Cloud Giant Smiling One 18 Cyclops 26 Dire Troll 7 + 1 = 8 Ettin 25 Fire Giant 25 Fire Giant Dreadnought 19 Fog Giant 19 Frost Giant 36 - 2 = 34 Frost Giant Everlasting One 12 Guardian Giant 18 Hill Giant 27 Hill Giant Sergeant 15 Hill Giant Subchief 15 Ice Troll 15