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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    A game with a story plot that will happen no matter what the players do. And, well, 'most' of the worst things that can be thought...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Well, sure a player can say this in D&D. But in D&D the DM does not say "yes player" and create the tavern/inn right there for the...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Have fun. And the goal is to have fun. And sure the players can 'pick' something....it does not matter to me. I agree.
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    They can try whatever they want, on the Railroad. They are not so common any more. Or hot! I tried. I rolled a 1 on my search check.
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Unlimited as in anything can happen. As opposed to your limits. I do run a couple Forever Campaigns, but I guess you don't know much...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Thank you for making my point. Sure, for you each official published game is different, and sure if you feel one way or another you...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    I have, so much that it ruins games. When some player asked "can my character walk across the room and close the door?", my answer...
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    Yes. I'm a big fan of this and strive to keep it alive and active. Once it was common. It fell out of popularity as so many games...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    I will always say D&D exploded not because the rules were so amazing, it was everything beyond the rules. I agree. I do my best to...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    I would never use the words "player agency", those are your words, not mine. I would say my players have the freedom to do and try...
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    I'm an Anything Goes type of DM. Of course I'm also a "as DM I can do anything" type DM who has no limits. Game On!
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    Some great advice here: Just try to play a game in public. At a library, rec center, game store or mall. You will get interrupted so...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Hear, hear. No good player complains about the 'railroad' in my game....assuming they know about it, and often they don't. After all...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    This is very important: They are fundamentally different. Unlike most though, I expand it to everything, like the PCs being "main...
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    bloodtide replied to the thread GM fiat - an illustration.
    Ah, so the again, this is your Chosen Limited Play Style. This like 'main characters', 'principal antagonist' and such are commonly...
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