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What I'm attempting to say is you've reduced player driven to player participation in order to prove that the setting does not play a role.
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@Maxperson, in a Sandbox the idea is a Living World exists. It is not a Living World if the PCs can act like furniture.
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So, by this definition a Railroad = a Linear = a Sandbox = PbtA are all player driven.
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It's just common sense. If a player can't do something in the rules because the DM has made a setting decision, the player has less...
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It's being framed that way because that's what matters, certainly from my personal perspective, where trad play is just one option among...
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Let's avoid agency because it is a contentious term. Is the following objectionable: Burning Wheel offers slightly less autonomy (in...
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Really? Because to me pemerton has done nothing of the sort. Is player agency on equal footing? Or is it subservient to the DM's...
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In AP play, the players have meaningful control over what their PCs say and do. Does that mean there's nothing to be said about the...
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COMPONENTSRAILROADLINEARSANDBOXPbtA Driving ForceGMGMGM (via Setting) / PlayersPlayers MechanicsGM FacingGM FacingGM FacingPlayer...
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Thanks for that. I'm assuming the campaign still has unanswered questions for Fee-bella, so plenty of story to still work with. The...
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I did a google and it turns out there are six types of agency: 1. Digital Marketing Agency 2. Growth Marketing Agency 3. Advertising...
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I don’t believe that there are different types of player agency. There are different ways of promoting it, there are different ways of...
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Until you tell me what principles govern the GM's response to those action declarations, then I can't tell if agency is the # priority...
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Yes, but then there are other things that are said that show a clear conflict in the priority. Realism… which I think is probably...
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I chose the example because of its simple and illustrative structure. That's all. To me, it seems obvious that RPGers who, alongside...
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