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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    Well that's an interesting but flawed reading. What is trivially obvious is that reams of advice exists, with opinions on both sides of the argument. If people wanted to know more or understand the issue better they have the opportunity to do so.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    So, I was talking about the existence of good GM advice on the internet. You're talking about GM force. Somewhere a mistake has been made.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I don't see a problem with relieving the players of campaign busting tools. That said, I would probably tell them where those forks are and let them decide if getting them back is worth the trouble. Just making them disappear is a bit of heel turn. IMO, of course.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Oddly, or perhaps not, I find FKR as a design idea intensely frustrating. I love a lot of low weight games, but FKR makes me want to kick babies. The first time you're playing a 'modern' game and you know more about subject X that your GM you are quite likely to hit the eject button. IMO anyway...
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    OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In?

    It really does. The whole Doctor Who approach gets a lot more attractive.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I think I was pretty clear that not all of that ink is useful, but that doesn't mean there isn't lots of relatively easy to find superb advice about how to run various kinds of RPG systems and genres. Do they though? When you aren't prepared to show your work? Your position assumes that there...
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I wouldn't say so, although there is some significant overlap.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    I don't need consensus, only submission. Assimilation is inevitable. We are Borg.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    Are you being provocative on purpose? The amount of ink spilled on best practices for RPG play can be measured in gallons. Some of it dumb, some of it trite, but lots of it insightful and useful. So let's not pretend that isn't that case. I agree completely. You could do the same in opposite...
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    This is one take. A curious take. A take that doesn't align with most actual RPG books, but it's a take. It's not rare. The vast majority of PCs die because of the actions they chose to engage in. It's no rare or strange for that to be the case.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I'm sorry. You are the player. You make the decisions. Sometimes those decisions get you ganked. Don't blame the GM for that shizz.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    No but it makes it pretty bloody useless to try and get consensus on. It is what it is.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    That's down to style and preference. I don't yuck other people's yum for no reason. I do levy consequences in my own games that might include all of those things, but I also try to vet my players and make sure we're all on the same page.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    on these forums.
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    Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out."

    Yup, this is why conversations about immersion always flounder in the shallows of opinion.
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