We need to talk about Player Agency (D&D / TTRPG)

Hi game masters! Winnifred and I don't always see eye to eye, so sometimes, we duke it out in the Void. This time, she didn't agree with my thoughts on player agency.

This one is a bit of an experiment, a new format I'm wanting to test out, but don't worry, the regular style of videos isn't going away ;)

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Music used (Youtube Audio Library) & assets:

Stick the Landing - Everet Almond
Berlin at Night - Dan Henig
The Long Ascent - Cooper Cannell
Space Hunter - Quincas Moreira
The Plan's Working - Cooper Cannell
Wandering - Nat Keefe
Vespers on the Shore - the Mini Vandals
Tiptoe - Nat Keefe
Hear the Bells - John Patitucci

Sound effects from Pixabay.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:04 Why player agency is sacred
01:42 Or not
03:10 Taking control of the character
05:29 Agency removal is "opt in"
07:06 A vocabulary problem
08:09 Railroading as a tool
08:44 Agency is trust
09:45 Venturing beyond the rules