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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?

Up thread I added: So there are different ypes. And, of course, folks have different definitions. But broadly "metacurrency" refers to a resource that the PLAYER has access to, with which they can impact the game outside of their characters' direct actions. This can be like Inspiration from...

You don't have to convince me. I already said I like metacurrency.

I mean, you don't HAVE to take the bitter with the sweet when you have metacurrency.

Yeah, I like the idea of spending metacurrency to add complications, for sure. But sometimes you also just really want to deliver the smack down and the dice aren't cooperating...

There is an interesting question: what if metacurrency can only be refreshed or gained by actions by the characters in the fiction? is it still metacurrency? (Yes, this is leading us toward that worst of all discussions: Are Force Points Meta Currency?")

I think it qualifies as meta if you use, say, an encounter calculator to make an appropriate encounter for the adventure, as opposed to only ever designing something with the fiction in mind. Does that make your XP budget a metacurrency?

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 GM role is entirely meta. The GM does not exist in the fiction, and has full control over the fiction. So everything the GM does is meta. Yet there is a...

I do think it is probably worth differentiating some of the broad categories of metacurrency: currency that lets the player alter the outcome of rolls or at least their probable outcomes; currency that gives players some sort of authorial control (like cart full of straw); currency used to power...

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

If I were to design a Conan inspired RPG, one fore mechanic I would build in is having early failures build a pool or other "stat" to succeed later. Liek many, many heroes, Conan often ends up getting kicked around early in a story only to be able to succeed against apparently impossible odds in...