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I am groggy and my min didn't clear, so I don't know how well I can state this, but for me the thing that has long struck me about RPGs...

I've yet to see much that wasn't covered in the OP: What I see are a lot of claims of exceptionalism for a certain subset of RPG play...

Hence my comment, perhaps they'd prefer a game like Descent, Hero Quest, or Star Fleet Battles. Something other than an RPG. I...

D&D 5e Bonding via Corpse, Fantasy Communism

Teenagers. 80s. Normality? Witnessed Assassination. (!!)

Folks just gotta accept that people have different lines and degrees on the subject. If you feel sandbox must contain x,y,z agency...

Yes, 5e D&D played online. I didn’t mention it because I don’t think it was the fault of the game. We never made any decision that...

I guess one of the things I would ask those who want agency to include autonomy, instead of player ability to effect change in the...

@pemerton I am not interested in being antagonistic. I have a clear preference, but I really don't feel one style of play is...

But maybe account for human nature? Like if you open a thread with "Styles X Y and Z think they have agency, but they are just fooling...

Yeah, I've had occasion to say something similar to this in other recent threads: instead of just expressing their views, posters feel...

I think you missed the fun. No problem. Let's get back to posting AI images, which is the purpose of this thread.

D&D 2024, Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign. Derelict ship. Terrifying sea monster!

I think the OP's excellent argument that you cannot celebrate player agency at the same time as structuring your gameplay to remove said...

I can get with that, though I think equating Adventure Path with Campaign is a little off. Every campaign I've played in, even those...