Player Agency describes the power of players to make choices for their characters. There is an unspoken social contract around every RPG table that the DM won’t take these choices away and players won’t use these choices to ruin the fun of the DM. In this episode, I talk about how critical it is that both sides of the screen respect the agency of others.
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Resources:https://techraptor.net/originals/playing-roles-psychology-of-player-agency
https://medium.com/@camauger/the-power-of-choice-player-agency-in-tabletop-role-playing-games-446e0be16428
Ep 43 - Reskinning Monsters
Ep 42 Part 3 - Ask the DM with Johnn Four
Ep 42 Part 2 - Ask the DM with Johnn Four
Ep 42 Part 1 - Ask the DM with Johnn Four
Ep 41 - RPG Gatekeeping
Ep 40 - Random Encounters
Ep 39 - Worldbuilding - Real World Organization Parallels for your Fantasy or Sci-Fi World
Ep 38 - Handling Rewards and Loot
Ep 37 - Adjudicating Skill and Ability Checks
Ep 36 - The Big GM Secret
Ep 35 - Battle Map vs Theater of the Mind
Ep 34 - Monster Series - Dragons
Ep 33 - Dealing with Character Death
Ep 32 - Player Cheating
Ep 31 - Should You Cheat as a GM
Ep 30 - Save or Suck
Ep 29 - Monster Series - Intelligent Undead
Ep 28 - Unusual Party Sizes and GM NPCs
Ep 27 - Role vs Roll Playing
Ep 26 - Basics of Improv and How It Helps you Be a Better GM and Player
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