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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5995903" data-attributes="member: 3887">Serious question: what's the difference between a fatigue system and 4e's AEDU structure, particularly w/r/t choice of action, ie, the thing that supposedly separates 'dissociated mechanics' from abstract mechanics?To my mind, they both do the same thing: limit the number of extraordinary maneuvers a PC can perform in a given period of time (and thus introduce a resource management component). The only difference I can see is a difference in the amount of bookkeeping required. They're functionally identical. Two different methods of abstracting the same (fictional) thing.How is a PC with 20 Activity Points to spend on specific actions (some of which cost zero points) functionally and categorically different from one with several Daily, Encounter, and At-Will abilities?Preferring one methodology over the other is understandable. But some sort of theory which purports to explain the categorical difference produced by each methodologies --to the point where one is roleplaying and the other isn't-- well, that's less understandable, from a critical perspective. Though it does make sense in a 'sometimes we like to jazz up our taste preferences with fancy-sounding theoretical frameworks' kind of way.</blockquote>