giving up strength or craft points

By gatorcoffee, in Talisman Rules Questions

Playing today and just kinda wondered how others deal with "giving up" craft and strength points on warlock quests.

To be honest, you can't really just give up smarts. (well... depending on who you voted for I guess) I mean you could in reality by say huffing paint. And strength maybe by simply sitting on your butt and letting muscles atrophy. But gamewise, how can you just discard an intangible point?

Now if I have an object which adds to the total like a sword or bauble, I can see ditching it being an option. Maybe a follower if you're say Magus (such as today) or the Gladiator.

In the past we've just discarded the token without debate, but I'm beginning to think that's maybe not the best advanced play approach.

Thoughts?

Edited by gatorcoffee
because I'm ocd sometimes