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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8767102" data-attributes="member: 6801845">It's been my experience that metagame rewards for things like role playing are kind of detrimental, at least for me.  RP should be it's own reward, satisfying simply for the interaction and the experience of helping to build a story.  Granting inspiration takes people out of the moment by either interrupting the flow or having them always second guessing what's going to be rewarded instead of just getting into the moment.There's a whole different topic here on reward and motivation though.  Without going into details, if I enjoy going for a run, it can seem like having a calorie tracker app would just add to the experience.  Not only can I get the enjoyment of a run, but I also see how many calories I burn. Win, win, right?  Except that it's not.  It changes the dynamic from going for a run because you enjoy it to going for a run because you're burning calories.  The former is fun in and of itself, it's an intrinsic reward. The latter makes it work and a task that has to be completed, they're extrinsic rewards.  Extrinsic rewards don't change internal motivation and cease to have value if no longer rewarded.But it's a complex topic.  If it works for you, great.  It's just not something I find useful.</blockquote>