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Hard disagree. Hit points are an abstraction, but they still represent something real in the fiction that the character can experience, and the potion is a real thing in the fiction too. There might be an argument that spending hit dice on a short rest is a metacurrency, but that's fuzzy.

The best explanation I have seen is probably Apocalypse World 2E.

I don't think that has much to do with it. By definition, a diagetic resource would fit the nature and tone of the game being played, realistic, silly, or otherwise. I don't think it is especially complicated: metacurrency is a player tool, not a character tool. It can get fuzzy when the...

One of the New England regional conventions I regularly attend and run games is doing a big Shadowdark tournament with a module written just for the event. I am excited to run a table.

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

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 on the subject seriously.

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 wrong for embracing it. This idea that there is a fundamental, objective "right" regarding AI generated content is old man BS. The world is rapidly changing...

It was not an order. It was an example. You are absolutely free to not believe me, but this isn't hidden information. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/business/ai-claude-romance-books.html My point was that people consume a lot of "popcorn" entertainment already, and they won't stop doing so...

Young peoples use of AI chatbot "friends" is already a major issue that is having serious ramifications for mental health and socialization. We should not let kids replace human contact with AI.

And when they are 18, they can buy and eat all the cake they want. And while it may not be "cake" it is garbage and LOTS of people live that way. I know people hate the idea of GenAI tripe replacing human made tripe, but it is coming. Look at the romance novel industry -- AI is running rampant...

I want to run 3.5 again but I will need players that agree not to be jerks about it. I wonder if there are any...

Most of what I have read suggests that GenAlpha shares essentially none of GenZ's concerns about AI. This is a temporary situation. There is a whole generation being raised on GenAI and they love it.

I mean, they are clearly talking about themselves. i don't think we need to assume every poster is making proclamations about how other people should play. As to immersion and metacurrency: I get how backtracking/retconning by way of metacurrency might disrupt the sense of immersion that comes...

There is a zero percent chance that some sort of AI tool will not be integrated into Beyond in the relatively near future. It won't be something that obviates the need to buy books/product, but it could be something like a session note taking app, or a Backstory Generator, or something similar.

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Yes, and in the future, they WILL BE published by Renegade. I am missing what might be difficult here.

What are "action points" in this regard, that aren't metacurrency?