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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 9092072" data-attributes="member: 6785785">Sure, but those things tend to work in defined ways. There are mechanics that determine how they function. Sure, their use is up to the DM, but if every major encounter takes place in an anti-magic zone, most players are gonna complain about that. With the background features, yes, there could be reasons they may not work... but most of those reasons aren't nearly as codified as things like counterspell and the like. For the most part, people have been talking abou the DM just deciding by fiat that something can't work, very often (but not always) deciding the circumstances to explain why not on the spot. I think you're mistaking a person's preferred amount of agency with agency itself. I'm playing in a 5e game right now. It has less agency than I'd prefer. I'm all right with that, given the other circumstances (these are my good friends and I enjoy their company as much as the game, and it's not meant to be a long campaign). This doesn't mean that this game has as much agency as our last DM allowed. After this game, our next game is probably going to be Delta Green. I already know going in that this game is going to have limited agency simply based on the nature of the game, both in theme and mechanics. We're going to be interacting with the GM's mystery... that will be the focus of play. That I'll happily accept those limitations and play in the game doesn't change the amount of agency it allows its players. How can I force background features on anyone? They're there to use if you like or not. If you prefer a game with less agency, that's fine, but it doesn't make a game that allows for more somehow have less. I don't see how this makes sense at all.</blockquote>

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