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One is a subset of the other. I’m not sure what this means. I play and run a variety of games, and I’m applying the idea of agency...

Why is my emotional state more important, to agency, than that I kill the Orc? Of course a game that foregrounds one, rather than the...

I know, it's definitely not a great feature for a game that wants to exhibit verisimilitude. Having 100% control of a character's...

I've answered this question multiple times in this thread, in replies multiple posters. I haven't gone back to check if I've answered it...

All let it ride does is elide place and time. So instead of a roll to sneak past these guards, then another roll to sneak past these...

Sure. And I've explained my reasoning. I've shown how agency works for players in other games, and then applied that same reasoning for...

So no, you must do what your Duel of Wits action is to get the benefit. If you're driving home a point, you as your character drive home...

Yes. This is crucial to how they secure player agency. But that doesn't involve the player doing anything but play their PC. It just...

Can we please speak only in terms of specific games or a specific arrangement of play? This is not the play loop of Apocalypse World...

Yes. It's definitely an opinion. Considering the OP called it a "rant" in the thread topic, I would imagine them to be aware of the...

Here's how I see it: Not wanting new ideas in your gaming ... not a problem. Not wanting new ideas in gaming ... problem.

Information is how players engage with a game. Any game. It doesn't mean that there cannot be hidden information. The board game Clue...

Man, that's a really solid blog. Made me appreciate arguments for high-prep pregen play (i.e. "blorb" play) more than 6000+ posts here...

No, there's only one type of agency we're talking about. It's that of the player playing the game. Player agency. It's about the...