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Really? Because in that section is this: “The problem isn’t the playstyle – the presence or lack of agency. However - the claims about...

Invalidate -- make pointless. I know OP has said RPGing isn't necessarily pointless even if they players have no agency. I guess I...

Consistency is paramount at what level of the game? Because I can say right now that I'm playing a Mothership game in which we found...

I disagree. It is an incredibly weak definition, which focuses most on where agency comes from instead of on what agency IS. The...

I think meaningful choices are at the core of the agency, and I think the OP correctly identifies, that this requires certain level of...

I strongly recommend to consider "meaningful" to be relative to one's creative goals. It may well be that “Do you choose faction 1, 2...

I apologize for seemingly ignoring the rest of your post, but there’s a point. First off, the statement I quoted is excellent. It’s...

As a GM in my games I still control setting elements and things outside the characters, so I’m not sure where that comes from. In fact...

I pretty much agree with @Bedrockgames in so far as my preference is concerned. The amount of player agency in a typical sandbox-style...

I think that is part of the problem though, the definition and explanation of agency the OP offers It is going to try from group to...

Yeah, when I see this sort of post I really wish they would just tell us what they think is the One True Way, accept no substitute...

A lot of these kind of posts seem vague until one pins down they are talking about a specific game, and just trying to import the play...

Not just this but most sandbox people would acknowledge that agency exists in other adventure structures, even one that might seem more...

Have no issue with player agency and establishing character goals. What bores me is the attempt to systemize agency with strict rules...

Yes and the definition the OP begins with seems deeply flawed. My issue with the OP is it feels like an argument trying to capture...