Ages 7-15 · Book 4, Discernment · 4,299 places
In-Game Purchases and Loot
The clearest possible case for the one question: who built this, and what do they want from me.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Two Wolves Within — “Choose what you feed within.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Audit one real day of inputs, honestly, adults included
- Session 2
Read the story and name the choice point inside it
- Session 3
Learn the one check: who made this, and what do they want
- Session 4
Apply the check to something they actually watch
- Session 5
Set the family or class rule they helped write
Questions leaders ask
Is in-game purchases and loot in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is discernment — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 7-15. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
We have tried things like this in your area before and stopped. Why is this different?
Because it is ten minutes and it survives a missed night. There is no streak to break and nothing to catch up on — you pick up at the next chapter.
What if my child will not talk about it?
Then read it anyway and say nothing. Children answer days later, in the car, about something else entirely. The prompts are there when they are ready, not a toll you have to pay to finish the book.
The rules that make it work
This takes no side on any platform
No app is named as good or bad. That is what makes it usable in a public school, and it is also what makes it still true in three years.
Teach the question, not the rule
Rules expire when the technology changes. "Who made this and what do they want from me" works on something that has not been invented yet.
The child writes the rule
A limit imposed from above is complied with until it can be evaded. A limit a child helped write is one they can explain to a friend.
Adults do the inventory too
A grown-up listing their own real day, honestly, in front of the children, is the moment the session stops being a telling-off.
Self-talk is an input
The harshest voice most children hear is their own, and it is on the list with everything else because it works the same way.
Nobody is shamed for their list
The first honest inventory is always ugly. A room that reacts to that is a room that will only ever see edited lists afterwards.
In-Game Spending by metro area
Northeast
- In-Game Spending — New York, NY
- In-Game Spending — Philadelphia, PA
- In-Game Spending — Boston, MA
- In-Game Spending — Pittsburgh, PA
- In-Game Spending — Providence, RI
- In-Game Spending — Hartford, CT
- In-Game Spending — Buffalo, NY
- In-Game Spending — Rochester, NY
- In-Game Spending — Bridgeport, CT
- In-Game Spending — Albany, NY
- In-Game Spending — Worcester, MA
- In-Game Spending — Allentown, PA
- In-Game Spending — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- In-Game Spending — Syracuse, NY
- In-Game Spending — Harrisburg, PA
- In-Game Spending — New Haven, CT
- In-Game Spending — Portland, ME
- In-Game Spending — Scranton, PA
- In-Game Spending — Lancaster, PA
- In-Game Spending — York, PA
- In-Game Spending — Springfield, MA
- In-Game Spending — Waterbury, CT
- In-Game Spending — Reading, PA
- In-Game Spending — Manchester, NH
- In-Game Spending — Trenton, NJ
- In-Game Spending — Atlantic City, NJ
- In-Game Spending — Utica, NY
- In-Game Spending — Norwich, CT
- In-Game Spending — Erie, PA
- In-Game Spending — Binghamton, NY
- In-Game Spending — Barnstable, MA
- In-Game Spending — Burlington, VT
- In-Game Spending — Kingston, NY
- In-Game Spending — Amherst, MA
- In-Game Spending — Chambersburg, PA
- In-Game Spending — Bangor, ME
- In-Game Spending — State College, PA
- In-Game Spending — Vineland, NJ
- In-Game Spending — Lebanon, PA
- In-Game Spending — Johnstown, PA
- In-Game Spending — Pittsfield, MA
- In-Game Spending — Glens Falls, NY
- In-Game Spending — Altoona, PA
- In-Game Spending — Lewiston, ME
- In-Game Spending — Williamsport, PA
- In-Game Spending — Watertown, NY
- In-Game Spending — Gettysburg, PA
- In-Game Spending — Ithaca, NY
- In-Game Spending — Elmira, NY
Midwest
- In-Game Spending — Chicago, IL
- In-Game Spending — Detroit, MI
- In-Game Spending — Minneapolis, MN
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- In-Game Spending — Milwaukee, WI
- In-Game Spending — Grand Rapids, MI
- In-Game Spending — Omaha, NE
- In-Game Spending — Dayton, OH
- In-Game Spending — Des Moines, IA
- In-Game Spending — Madison, WI
- In-Game Spending — Akron, OH
- In-Game Spending — Wichita, KS
- In-Game Spending — Toledo, OH
- In-Game Spending — Springfield, MO
- In-Game Spending — Lansing, MI
- In-Game Spending — Fort Wayne, IN
- In-Game Spending — Youngstown, OH
- In-Game Spending — Flint, MI
- In-Game Spending — Canton, OH
- In-Game Spending — Davenport, IA
- In-Game Spending — Ann Arbor, MI
- In-Game Spending — Peoria, IL
- In-Game Spending — Lincoln, NE
- In-Game Spending — Rockford, IL
- In-Game Spending — Green Bay, WI
- In-Game Spending — South Bend, IN
- In-Game Spending — Sioux Falls, SD
- In-Game Spending — Duluth, MN
- In-Game Spending — Cedar Rapids, IA
- In-Game Spending — Evansville, IN
- In-Game Spending — Fargo, ND
- In-Game Spending — Kalamazoo, MI
- In-Game Spending — Appleton, WI
- In-Game Spending — Champaign, IL
- In-Game Spending — Topeka, KS
- In-Game Spending — Rochester, MN
- In-Game Spending — Lafayette, IN
- In-Game Spending — Columbia, MO
- In-Game Spending — Joplin, MO
- In-Game Spending — Elkhart, IN
- In-Game Spending — Springfield, IL
- In-Game Spending — St. Cloud, MN
- In-Game Spending — Racine, WI
- In-Game Spending — Saginaw, MI
- In-Game Spending — Iowa City, IA
- In-Game Spending — Muskegon, MI
- In-Game Spending — Eau Claire, WI
- In-Game Spending — Oshkosh, WI
- In-Game Spending — Bloomington, IL
- In-Game Spending — La Crosse, WI
- In-Game Spending — Terre Haute, IN
- In-Game Spending — Waterloo, IA
- In-Game Spending — Kenosha, WI
- In-Game Spending — Janesville, WI
- In-Game Spending — Bloomington, IN
- In-Game Spending — Jackson, MI
- In-Game Spending — Traverse City, MI
- In-Game Spending — Rapid City, SD
- In-Game Spending — Monroe, MI
- In-Game Spending — Jefferson City, MO
- In-Game Spending — Niles, MI
- In-Game Spending — Sioux City, IA
- In-Game Spending — Bismarck, ND
- In-Game Spending — Wausau, WI
- In-Game Spending — Manhattan, KS
- In-Game Spending — Springfield, OH
- In-Game Spending — Battle Creek, MI
- In-Game Spending — Ames, IA
- In-Game Spending — Mansfield, OH
- In-Game Spending — Lawrence, KS
- In-Game Spending — St. Joseph, MO
- In-Game Spending — Sheboygan, WI
- In-Game Spending — Muncie, IN
- In-Game Spending — Sandusky, OH
- In-Game Spending — Michigan City, IN
- In-Game Spending — Kankakee, IL
- In-Game Spending — Grand Forks, ND
- In-Game Spending — Mankato, MN
- In-Game Spending — Fond du Lac, WI
- In-Game Spending — Bay City, MI
- In-Game Spending — Lima, OH
- In-Game Spending — Dubuque, IA
- In-Game Spending — Decatur, IL
- In-Game Spending — Cape Girardeau, MO
- In-Game Spending — Columbus, IN
- In-Game Spending — Kokomo, IN
- In-Game Spending — Midland, MI
- In-Game Spending — Grand Island, NE
- In-Game Spending — Minot, ND
South
- In-Game Spending — Dallas, TX
- In-Game Spending — Houston, TX
- In-Game Spending — Atlanta, GA
- In-Game Spending — Washington, DC
- In-Game Spending — Miami, FL
- In-Game Spending — Tampa, FL
- In-Game Spending — Orlando, FL
- In-Game Spending — Charlotte, NC
- In-Game Spending — Baltimore, MD
- In-Game Spending — San Antonio, TX
- In-Game Spending — Austin, TX
- In-Game Spending — Nashville, TN
- In-Game Spending — Virginia Beach, VA
- In-Game Spending — Jacksonville, FL
- In-Game Spending — Raleigh, NC
- In-Game Spending — Oklahoma City, OK
- In-Game Spending — Louisville, KY
- In-Game Spending — Richmond, VA
- In-Game Spending — Memphis, TN
- In-Game Spending — Birmingham, AL
- In-Game Spending — Tulsa, OK
- In-Game Spending — Greenville, SC
- In-Game Spending — New Orleans, LA
- In-Game Spending — Knoxville, TN
- In-Game Spending — Sarasota metro area, FL
- In-Game Spending — McAllen, TX
- In-Game Spending — Charleston, SC
- In-Game Spending — Baton Rouge, LA
- In-Game Spending — El Paso, TX
- In-Game Spending — Columbia, SC
- In-Game Spending — Cape Coral, FL
- In-Game Spending — Lakeland, FL
- In-Game Spending — Greensboro, NC
- In-Game Spending — Little Rock, AR
- In-Game Spending — Deltona, FL
- In-Game Spending — Winston-Salem, NC
- In-Game Spending — Palm Bay, FL
- In-Game Spending — Augusta, GA
- In-Game Spending — Durham, NC
- In-Game Spending — Fayetteville, AR
- In-Game Spending — Jackson, MS
- In-Game Spending — Chattanooga, TN
- In-Game Spending — Port St. Lucie, FL
- In-Game Spending — Huntsville, AL
- In-Game Spending — Pensacola, FL
- In-Game Spending — Lexington, KY
- In-Game Spending — Killeen, TX
- In-Game Spending — Wilmington, NC
- In-Game Spending — Corpus Christi, TX
- In-Game Spending — Ocala, FL
- In-Game Spending — Savannah, GA
- In-Game Spending — Brownsville, TX
- In-Game Spending — Gulfport, MS
- In-Game Spending — Myrtle Beach, SC
- In-Game Spending — Lafayette, LA
- In-Game Spending — Asheville, NC
- In-Game Spending — Naples, FL
- In-Game Spending — Mobile, AL
- In-Game Spending — Spartanburg, SC
- In-Game Spending — Beaumont, TX
- In-Game Spending — Tallahassee, FL
- In-Game Spending — Fayetteville, NC
- In-Game Spending — Montgomery, AL
- In-Game Spending — Shreveport, LA
- In-Game Spending — Hickory, NC
- In-Game Spending — Lubbock, TX
- In-Game Spending — Huntington, WV
- In-Game Spending — Gainesville, FL
- In-Game Spending — Clarksville, TN
- In-Game Spending — Columbus, GA
- In-Game Spending — Roanoke, VA
- In-Game Spending — Hagerstown, MD
- In-Game Spending — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- In-Game Spending — Kingsport, TN
- In-Game Spending — Waco, TX
- In-Game Spending — Longview, TX
- In-Game Spending — College Station, TX
- In-Game Spending — Tuscaloosa, AL
- In-Game Spending — Laredo, TX
- In-Game Spending — Slidell, LA
- In-Game Spending — Amarillo, TX
- In-Game Spending — Lynchburg, VA
- In-Game Spending — Daphne, AL
- In-Game Spending — Tyler, TX
- In-Game Spending — Lake Charles, LA
- In-Game Spending — Hilton Head Island, SC
- In-Game Spending — Macon, GA
- In-Game Spending — Fort Smith, AR
- In-Game Spending — Panama City, FL
- In-Game Spending — Charlottesville, VA
- In-Game Spending — Gainesville, GA
- In-Game Spending — Athens, GA
- In-Game Spending — Monroe, LA
- In-Game Spending — Punta Gorda, FL
- In-Game Spending — Jacksonville, NC
- In-Game Spending — Johnson City, TN
- In-Game Spending — Lexington Park, MD
- In-Game Spending — Warner Robins, GA
- In-Game Spending — Auburn, AL
- In-Game Spending — Florence, SC
- In-Game Spending — Charleston, WV
- In-Game Spending — Houma, LA
- In-Game Spending — Bowling Green, KY
- In-Game Spending — Dover, DE
- In-Game Spending — Midland, TX
- In-Game Spending — Burlington, NC
- In-Game Spending — Abilene, TX
- In-Game Spending — Jackson, TN
- In-Game Spending — Greenville, NC
- In-Game Spending — Blacksburg, VA
- In-Game Spending — Odessa, TX
- In-Game Spending — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- In-Game Spending — Homosassa Springs, FL
- In-Game Spending — Decatur, AL
- In-Game Spending — Hattiesburg, MS
- In-Game Spending — The Villages metro area, FL
- In-Game Spending — Florence, AL
- In-Game Spending — Dothan, AL
- In-Game Spending — Sherman, TX
- In-Game Spending — Valdosta, GA
- In-Game Spending — Winchester, VA
- In-Game Spending — Wichita Falls, TX
- In-Game Spending — Rocky Mount, NC
- In-Game Spending — Alexandria, LA
- In-Game Spending — Dalton, GA
- In-Game Spending — Texarkana, TX
- In-Game Spending — Albany, GA
- In-Game Spending — Morgantown, WV
- In-Game Spending — Hammond, LA
- In-Game Spending — Harrisonburg, VA
- In-Game Spending — Jonesboro, AR
- In-Game Spending — Wheeling, WV
- In-Game Spending — Cleveland, TN
- In-Game Spending — Salisbury, MD
- In-Game Spending — Staunton, VA
- In-Game Spending — Morristown, TN
- In-Game Spending — Elizabethtown, KY
- In-Game Spending — Lawton, OK
- In-Game Spending — Goldsboro, NC
- In-Game Spending — San Angelo, TX
- In-Game Spending — Brunswick, GA
- In-Game Spending — Anniston, AL
- In-Game Spending — Owensboro, KY
- In-Game Spending — Steubenville, WV
- In-Game Spending — Sebring, FL
- In-Game Spending — Pinehurst, NC
- In-Game Spending — Beckley, WV
- In-Game Spending — Sumter, SC
- In-Game Spending — Gadsden, AL
- In-Game Spending — Paducah, KY
- In-Game Spending — Rome, GA
- In-Game Spending — Victoria, TX
- In-Game Spending — Hot Springs, AR
- In-Game Spending — Hinesville, GA
- In-Game Spending — Parkersburg, WV
- In-Game Spending — Enid, OK
- In-Game Spending — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- In-Game Spending — Los Angeles, CA
- In-Game Spending — Phoenix, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Riverside, CA
- In-Game Spending — San Francisco, CA
- In-Game Spending — Seattle, WA
- In-Game Spending — San Diego, CA
- In-Game Spending — Denver, CO
- In-Game Spending — Portland, OR
- In-Game Spending — Sacramento, CA
- In-Game Spending — Las Vegas, NV
- In-Game Spending — San Jose, CA
- In-Game Spending — Salt Lake City, UT
- In-Game Spending — Fresno, CA
- In-Game Spending — Tucson, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Honolulu, HI
- In-Game Spending — Bakersfield, CA
- In-Game Spending — Albuquerque, NM
- In-Game Spending — Boise, ID
- In-Game Spending — Oxnard, CA
- In-Game Spending — Stockton, CA
- In-Game Spending — Colorado Springs, CO
- In-Game Spending — Provo, UT
- In-Game Spending — Ogden, UT
- In-Game Spending — Spokane, WA
- In-Game Spending — Reno, NV
- In-Game Spending — Modesto, CA
- In-Game Spending — Santa Rosa, CA
- In-Game Spending — Visalia, CA
- In-Game Spending — Vallejo, CA
- In-Game Spending — Salem, OR
- In-Game Spending — Santa Maria, CA
- In-Game Spending — Salinas, CA
- In-Game Spending — Anchorage, AK
- In-Game Spending — Eugene, OR
- In-Game Spending — Greeley, CO
- In-Game Spending — Fort Collins, CO
- In-Game Spending — Boulder, CO
- In-Game Spending — Kennewick, WA
- In-Game Spending — Olympia, WA
- In-Game Spending — Merced, CA
- In-Game Spending — Bremerton, WA
- In-Game Spending — San Luis Obispo, CA
- In-Game Spending — Bend, OR
- In-Game Spending — Yakima, WA
- In-Game Spending — Santa Cruz, CA
- In-Game Spending — Prescott metro area, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Bellingham, WA
- In-Game Spending — Las Cruces, NM
- In-Game Spending — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Yuma, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Medford, OR
- In-Game Spending — St. George, UT
- In-Game Spending — Chico, CA
- In-Game Spending — Billings, MT
- In-Game Spending — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- In-Game Spending — Yuba City, CA
- In-Game Spending — Redding, CA
- In-Game Spending — El Centro, CA
- In-Game Spending — Idaho Falls, ID
- In-Game Spending — Pueblo, CO
- In-Game Spending — Grand Junction, CO
- In-Game Spending — Logan, UT
- In-Game Spending — Maui, HI
- In-Game Spending — Santa Fe, NM
- In-Game Spending — Hanford, CA
- In-Game Spending — Flagstaff, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Mount Vernon, WA
- In-Game Spending — Napa, CA
- In-Game Spending — Albany, OR
- In-Game Spending — Bozeman, MT
- In-Game Spending — Missoula, MT
- In-Game Spending — Wenatchee, WA
- In-Game Spending — Sierra Vista, AZ
- In-Game Spending — Twin Falls, ID
- In-Game Spending — Farmington, NM
- In-Game Spending — Longview, WA
- In-Game Spending — Cheyenne, WY
- In-Game Spending — Corvallis, OR
- In-Game Spending — Helena, MT
- In-Game Spending — Fairbanks, AK
- In-Game Spending — Pocatello, ID
- In-Game Spending — Grants Pass, OR
- In-Game Spending — Great Falls, MT
- In-Game Spending — Casper, WY
- In-Game Spending — Lewiston, ID
- In-Game Spending — Walla Walla, WA
- In-Game Spending — Carson City, NV
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