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I believe it from Burning Wheel but somebody familiar with the system should explain it so we understand all the naunces.

The “we skedaddle” example is a player describing what their characters are doing in the moment, in response to the immediate situation...

Your examples only show the declaration, which is character agency. To give a full answer I need the rules for the how the action is...

You say you’re only talking about character agency, but the systems you reference, Burning Wheel, Torchbearer, and 4e D&D, rely on...

No, that’s not doing something as your character. Declaring goals to the referee is a player-level action. Your character doesn’t know...

Character Agency

Pemerton, you’ve repeatedly accused me of mischaracterizing your views. I disagree. What I’ve done is analyze your arguments using a...

It depends on the specifics of how actions are declared. To answer I will need the specific rules in question.

yes. It is not a consequence of acting as their character. But something they are doing as a player in the campaign.

Yeah. I've had to initiate as well, and that the group would respond. What I found, though, was that every lull in the game where a...

I used to think, but I remember that the point is to let the players choices drive the campaign. Not choosing or rather not being...

Let’s just say I’ve noticed that the quality of roleplaying tends to drop when Charm Person or other mind control spells come into play...

I've run into this myself, even when I worked with them on the initial context of their characters. While not 100%, I’ve found that the...

I linked this Monte Cook essay on agency versus narrative control earlier and I think it might relevant here again to what you are...