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Originally Posted by Michael Chui

You tag it "beyond metaphor", but you're sticking very, very close to the standard fantasy-inspired RPG metaphor.

What i meant by 'beyond metaphor' was the roleplaying part of it. One can say "Oh, living life is like playing a game," and draw inspiration from that metaphor. But what's "beyond metaphor" about it is the idea of literally living life as if it were a roleplaying game: developing the character as one would in a roleplaying game, maintain a character sheet, have ideas about what it takes to achieve 'levels.' That's what I mean by "beyond metaphor."

Originally Posted by Michael Chui

I'd recommend taking a look at stuff like Character Strengths and Virtues (Book - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia or MBTI types for inspiration.

thanks! i'll take a look.