Relationship Metagaming Considered Harmful
November 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Relationship Metagaming Considered Harmful
CGP Grey has become annoying enough with the thumbnail metagaming that I don't want to rewatch any of his videos again, though as time passes I realize that I don't really want to rewatch them anyways.
November 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
CGP Grey has become annoying enough with the thumbnail metagaming that I don't want to rewatch any of his videos again, though as time passes I realize that I don't really want to rewatch them anyways.
Your character doesn't know everything you know. And “that's what my character would do” isn't an excuse to ruin everyone's game.
My latest Roll for Narrative explores metagaming and character motivation.
www.wererabbitpress.com/blogs/roll-f...
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My latest Roll for Narrative explores metagaming and character motivation.
www.wererabbitpress.com/blogs/roll-f...
#DnD #TTRPG
Your Players Are Not Your Characters: D&D Metagaming
Metagaming in D&D isn't just about monster knowledge. Explore the difference between player knowledge, character motivation, and good roleplaying.
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November 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Your character doesn't know everything you know. And “that's what my character would do” isn't an excuse to ruin everyone's game.
My latest Roll for Narrative explores metagaming and character motivation.
www.wererabbitpress.com/blogs/roll-f...
#DnD #TTRPG
My latest Roll for Narrative explores metagaming and character motivation.
www.wererabbitpress.com/blogs/roll-f...
#DnD #TTRPG
kabru is piloted by a player whos invested in doing a pretty general neutral good playthrough but he's clearly considering the metagaming aspects of his dialogue choices + he has that "i wanna kill this npc" instinct while laios is the player who's begged for this campaign for like years from the dm
November 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
kabru is piloted by a player whos invested in doing a pretty general neutral good playthrough but he's clearly considering the metagaming aspects of his dialogue choices + he has that "i wanna kill this npc" instinct while laios is the player who's begged for this campaign for like years from the dm
OOC : // As an important fyi btw these nicknames aren't meant to be widely known by everyone who interacts with them and I will in fact consider it metagaming if your muse inexplicably knows them and starts using them. Sorry 💔
November 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM
OOC : // As an important fyi btw these nicknames aren't meant to be widely known by everyone who interacts with them and I will in fact consider it metagaming if your muse inexplicably knows them and starts using them. Sorry 💔
See the thing is, I’m not metagaming, I’m just amusing myself cos I enjoy the challenge of playing the game in a different way.
Admittedly, I am doing this by my own rules and my own standard of winning, which may not be shared by everyone else at the time, but that’s a minor technical point imho.
Admittedly, I am doing this by my own rules and my own standard of winning, which may not be shared by everyone else at the time, but that’s a minor technical point imho.
Nowhere near as much as Gary. Some of the old one person lying was sheer torture for Ol' Tom
November 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM
See the thing is, I’m not metagaming, I’m just amusing myself cos I enjoy the challenge of playing the game in a different way.
Admittedly, I am doing this by my own rules and my own standard of winning, which may not be shared by everyone else at the time, but that’s a minor technical point imho.
Admittedly, I am doing this by my own rules and my own standard of winning, which may not be shared by everyone else at the time, but that’s a minor technical point imho.
But giving a shit about things that socially will be rewarded in the current environment.
Which takes a lot of context and soft skills and metagaming to know.
Which takes a lot of context and soft skills and metagaming to know.
November 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
But giving a shit about things that socially will be rewarded in the current environment.
Which takes a lot of context and soft skills and metagaming to know.
Which takes a lot of context and soft skills and metagaming to know.
I've been out of NZ for a decade, ya'll are now MMP metagaming like never before
November 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I've been out of NZ for a decade, ya'll are now MMP metagaming like never before
Come on over to Ongeki and Polaris Chord, where you can pay for the privilege of feeling like you're playing a mobile game
(They're fun games at their core, just a lot of stuff to sort through if you're not in the mood for metagaming lol)
(They're fun games at their core, just a lot of stuff to sort through if you're not in the mood for metagaming lol)
November 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Come on over to Ongeki and Polaris Chord, where you can pay for the privilege of feeling like you're playing a mobile game
(They're fun games at their core, just a lot of stuff to sort through if you're not in the mood for metagaming lol)
(They're fun games at their core, just a lot of stuff to sort through if you're not in the mood for metagaming lol)
i have had this itch to make literally every red object in my game have obscure things attached to it so red becomes the "easter egg color" and people are just metagaming, hunting for the color red and ways to make the red do something lol
even normal red characters come with weird secret stuff
even normal red characters come with weird secret stuff
November 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
i have had this itch to make literally every red object in my game have obscure things attached to it so red becomes the "easter egg color" and people are just metagaming, hunting for the color red and ways to make the red do something lol
even normal red characters come with weird secret stuff
even normal red characters come with weird secret stuff
…with someone who hasn’t come forward to share any evidence yet? Honestly at this stage I’d actually be disappointed if Jane was the killer. They are basically just telling you it’s her so hard that my metagaming powers (meaning I know it’s just a story) are telling me it actually can’t be her.
November 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
…with someone who hasn’t come forward to share any evidence yet? Honestly at this stage I’d actually be disappointed if Jane was the killer. They are basically just telling you it’s her so hard that my metagaming powers (meaning I know it’s just a story) are telling me it actually can’t be her.
I wonder if models are willing to do this sort of metagaming
November 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I wonder if models are willing to do this sort of metagaming
i think they’re trying but not enough. incentivizing voting out a traitor by adding to the pot when they do is at least a step in the direction of fixing faithfuls metagaming when they def know who a traitor is
November 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
i think they’re trying but not enough. incentivizing voting out a traitor by adding to the pot when they do is at least a step in the direction of fixing faithfuls metagaming when they def know who a traitor is
This is a bit of metagaming since my character is currently permanently frightened 1 so the penalty for fatigue really doesn't matter, but I think it makes sense for a guardian to try and pull an all nighter so the rogue, necromancer, cleric, and sorcerer can rest.
November 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is a bit of metagaming since my character is currently permanently frightened 1 so the penalty for fatigue really doesn't matter, but I think it makes sense for a guardian to try and pull an all nighter so the rogue, necromancer, cleric, and sorcerer can rest.
No godmodding or metagaming.
Please respect character autonomy.
IC interactions do not automatically establish OOC relationships.
Communication is appreciated.
Writer and character are separate entities.
Happy to plot and brainstorm.
Friendly OOC interaction is welcome but never obligatory.
Please respect character autonomy.
IC interactions do not automatically establish OOC relationships.
Communication is appreciated.
Writer and character are separate entities.
Happy to plot and brainstorm.
Friendly OOC interaction is welcome but never obligatory.
November 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
No godmodding or metagaming.
Please respect character autonomy.
IC interactions do not automatically establish OOC relationships.
Communication is appreciated.
Writer and character are separate entities.
Happy to plot and brainstorm.
Friendly OOC interaction is welcome but never obligatory.
Please respect character autonomy.
IC interactions do not automatically establish OOC relationships.
Communication is appreciated.
Writer and character are separate entities.
Happy to plot and brainstorm.
Friendly OOC interaction is welcome but never obligatory.
This is complete metagaming, since I haven't read most of the books, but I just find it hard to imagine the jury that picked so much weird stuff coming down to those two. Although I take the point that James has a particular elevated style that arguably puts it in that camp rather than realism.
November 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This is complete metagaming, since I haven't read most of the books, but I just find it hard to imagine the jury that picked so much weird stuff coming down to those two. Although I take the point that James has a particular elevated style that arguably puts it in that camp rather than realism.
I recently took part in a tournament for the fantastic card game Netrunner. It kind of solidified the things I really don't get on with in such games.
*metagaming*, profane, cursed thing that it is.
*metagaming*, profane, cursed thing that it is.
November 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I recently took part in a tournament for the fantastic card game Netrunner. It kind of solidified the things I really don't get on with in such games.
*metagaming*, profane, cursed thing that it is.
*metagaming*, profane, cursed thing that it is.
you can do some metagaming because the answer is going to be an integer, and therefore it's _suggestive_ of a,b^2,c^3,d^4 being integers (obviously they don't have to be) and if that's true and with constraint of summing to an integer we have a,b,c,d to be integers
November 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
you can do some metagaming because the answer is going to be an integer, and therefore it's _suggestive_ of a,b^2,c^3,d^4 being integers (obviously they don't have to be) and if that's true and with constraint of summing to an integer we have a,b,c,d to be integers
The thing with Harlequin is that from a metagaming perspective, we - the reader - KNOW who the fuck he is. In fact, as of the Neo-Anarchist's Encyclopedia, THEY know who the fuck he is. He is the fuck. He is no-joke real-deal badass immortal Elf-knight.
And he shitposts on matrix forums.
And he shitposts on matrix forums.
November 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
The thing with Harlequin is that from a metagaming perspective, we - the reader - KNOW who the fuck he is. In fact, as of the Neo-Anarchist's Encyclopedia, THEY know who the fuck he is. He is the fuck. He is no-joke real-deal badass immortal Elf-knight.
And he shitposts on matrix forums.
And he shitposts on matrix forums.
The thing with metagaming is that it becomes about the best. The best combo, the best tactics, the best cards, whatever. The point is that you have to be using the best things.
November 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The thing with metagaming is that it becomes about the best. The best combo, the best tactics, the best cards, whatever. The point is that you have to be using the best things.
bonus panel #1
its called metagaming arti you wouldn't understand
its called metagaming arti you wouldn't understand
October 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
bonus panel #1
its called metagaming arti you wouldn't understand
its called metagaming arti you wouldn't understand
Yeah, the stakes are lower, and the money building in tasks is easier, so the gameplay isn't quite as emotionally charged.
What is different is that the contestants know, or know of, each other. The producers need to anticipate the inevitable metagaming to make it work.
What is different is that the contestants know, or know of, each other. The producers need to anticipate the inevitable metagaming to make it work.
November 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yeah, the stakes are lower, and the money building in tasks is easier, so the gameplay isn't quite as emotionally charged.
What is different is that the contestants know, or know of, each other. The producers need to anticipate the inevitable metagaming to make it work.
What is different is that the contestants know, or know of, each other. The producers need to anticipate the inevitable metagaming to make it work.
im metagaming, dressing up as something i wish i could turn into. i hope i dont jinx it. or wind up getting turned into a weird freaky horny version thatd be aaaaawfulllll ;3
October 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM
im metagaming, dressing up as something i wish i could turn into. i hope i dont jinx it. or wind up getting turned into a weird freaky horny version thatd be aaaaawfulllll ;3
The one saving grace of all this has been a massive inspiratory writing prompt for my fermenting smutty webnovel.
Metagaming is (hyperbolically) demonic.
Nuff said.
Metagaming is (hyperbolically) demonic.
Nuff said.
October 30, 2026 at 7:32 AM
The one saving grace of all this has been a massive inspiratory writing prompt for my fermenting smutty webnovel.
Metagaming is (hyperbolically) demonic.
Nuff said.
Metagaming is (hyperbolically) demonic.
Nuff said.
Tav I made. I was more metagaming, and I had heard half-orc and Paladin were the best options. So, I kinda just chose at random, and through every run, I got more of an idea of who Gira was as a person, so I tweaked their design. Gave them a slightly scarier look, with the red eyes and hightlights.
November 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Tav I made. I was more metagaming, and I had heard half-orc and Paladin were the best options. So, I kinda just chose at random, and through every run, I got more of an idea of who Gira was as a person, so I tweaked their design. Gave them a slightly scarier look, with the red eyes and hightlights.