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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 8147007" data-attributes="member: 42582">Examples of GM agency and player agencyIn my last four Classic Traveller sessions, the PCs travelled from Novus to the ice world Zinion, found the location of an ancient alien site by interacting with a cult, stopped another exploration team beating them to it, allied with them, and have established their temporary control over the site.<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/played-some-classic-traveller-today.674889/" target="_blank">Full</a> <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/classic-traveller-actual-play.676307/" target="_blank">write</a>-<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/classic-traveller-more-actual-play.676769/" target="_blank">ups</a> are in their own threads.But here is some of what was GM agency:* The existence of the Annic Nova with its Aliens onboard, including that it was from 2 billion years in the past.* The naval contingent on Novus, including Lady Askol.* The general details of Zinion, including the lack of submersibles.* All the layout and most of the details of the alien pyramid complex.* Introducing the NPC team as a complication (starting from a starship encounter roll and then playing on the PCs' relative lack of care about their communications).Here is some of what was GM responding to evinced player thematic/trope interests:* The Annic Nova as an alien spaceship.* The psionic elements that I added into the Annic Nova as written.* The way the NPC team has been died into the system of noble governance in the Imperium.Here is an example of the GM responding to implicit player suggestions:* There being an alien civilisation to be found on Zinion.Here is pretty straightforward player agency:* When the player searched for a Psionics Institute and made the required check, although the world of Zinion is too small in population to actually have a branch, they encountered a cult with connections to psionics, which let them get the information they needed.* In the pyramid complex, being able to use psionics to open doors.* Seducing Lady Askol and bringing her with them.* Establishing a (tentative) alliance with the NPC team.This illustrates why I've described my recent Traveller play as having more exploration and less player agency than (say) Burning Wheel.</blockquote>

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