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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zakael19" data-source="post: 9642151" data-attributes="member: 7044099">What does your agency mean in this context though? Is it specifically “agency over character outcomes?” “Agency over dramatic beats?” Did you feel like the moments leading up to that were not in service to the goals you had articulated for your character and play?These are genuinely interested questions BTW. I’ve seen people struggle with or dislike this sort of thing and games like BITD / AW inserting unwanted outcomes based on the dice. Curious if this was a table misunderstanding of the stakes at hand that felt agency robbing, or a fundamental mismatch with the design or premise.Like, my players in Blades have absolute agency to set goals of play; but there comes a point where their stress meter is 2 short of max and badness is staring them down, and we’re all asking “how important is this goal to you really?” And as the GM my hands are tied to play in a matter the game expects.</blockquote>