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It depends on what is meant by character-centric storytelling. As I understand it, the term refers to a style where the primary focus is on the player characters’ narratives, and where, over the course of the campaign, the details of the world are prepared in a way that highlights each...

What Lanefan said I am interpreting this Situation: rickety-looking floor And this that the DM knows is in fact sound. to mean that it was read from an keyed encounter written beforehand. You are taking this to mean reason to be cautious (and maybe delay them a bit), It was decided on the...

Because the floor creaks as a result of being old and comprisedof wooden boards pegged to a frame. It is part of the description of the setting. Everybody has been quite clear about where these details come from. What hasn't been said much that many of these details are determined well before...

Narrative authority wasn’t a quote of your language but describing a consistent framing in your posts: that agency must include player goals influencing the fiction, and that referee decisions should be responsive to those goals. That’s a narrative-centered view of agency, even if you reject...

To me, @Micah Sweet and @AlViking both clearly explain that their styles prioritize a world with internal logic rather than character-centric storytelling. @pemerton elects not to address this. Instead, he consistently redirects the discussion toward his own framework, one centered on...

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Dealing with a Spotlight Hog from StackExchange https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/136347/as-a-player-how-do-i-deal-with-a-spotlight-hog Nice to see a round robin approach offered as a solution. I use a version of that.

Likely because RPG campaigns, regardless of system, involve small groups, and research on small-group communication shows that social norms often override formal turn-taking, resulting in groups developing their own equilibrium of who talks when. From a google search on the topic I found this...

To evaluate whether skilled play is being rewarded fairly, you have to look at what the player can do in the campaign and the context in which those decisions are made. To be clear, I’m using “player” deliberately, not just in the sense of roleplaying as their character, but in terms of...

Yup, I should have realized it earlier, but people are starting to get more specific about what they do at the table, and it occurred to me today that might be an important issue to air out. Additional note, I don't think the solution is to define player agency. Just make sure to supply the...

As a general note I think it is important when referring to player agency to indicate what kind of agency is being discussed. There is the agency that the players has while roleplaying as a character in the campaign. Then there is the agency the player has while using the system. The two are...

Thanks for the review of Bandits & Brigands. This is an good opportunity to discuss how expectations and design context influence both how a resource is written and how it is meant to be used. The document wasn’t intended as a closed-loop faction simulator or an exhaustive procedural guide to...

What you said about the referee controlling information and their capabilities is correct, but it needs to be explained why the structures and techniques I’ve described are inadequate to prevent railroading in practice. Why does @pemerton's post mischaracterize my points? Using your question...

Your post clearly lays out your approach using Burning Wheel and Torchbearer and clarifies your preferred style of play. This helps me understand your position more clearly. However, the core issue I've repeatedly raised remains: your persistent mischaracterization of sandbox techniques as...

That's what the Initial Context is for. The group as a whole has some information; each player has their own set of information. Together, this forms the Initial Context, which allows the group to figure out what they want to do at the start of Session 1. A general principle of my campaign is...

It is a description of people who are members of Bandit and Brigand gangs and how they interact with each other. Here is how to read it. First a description of what bandits are. How they are organized and how frequently they are found in the rural landscape. Next is a list of people...