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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CreamCloud0" data-source="post: 9075288" data-attributes="member: 7034710">exactly, i don't want the ability to influence the world for my character because that's not something people have the ability to do in reality, my suspension of disbelief is in effect for orcs, elves and magic, not meta-influencing reality.compare previously mentioned thurgon's unidentified portal to getting an unknown phonecall, if i were playing thurgon i'd expect as much ability to declare that that portal was conveniently opening at my hometown as my, me the realworld person, ability to declare that it's 'tom from college' who i haven't thought about in years is going to be on the other end of the line when i answer it, because that's not something i expect people to just have the ability to casually do.edit: this point is actually reminding me of conversation of another thread in TTRPG general section, primarily that of immersion, and how the presence of meta-currencies and abilities (inspiration and luck points and such there but in this case narrative influence) breaks their immersion and disrupts their enjoyment, as they're not something the character would know of or be aware to use and capitalise on.</blockquote>