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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Not even necessarily then. There's such a thing as being too close to the problem. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Oh, well, if we are talking XP I'll sell my agency without batting an eye. I take back everything I've said. (This was my plan all... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
And I think chances are, they're wrong. People are really, really bad at understanding when something will have an influence on them...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
A PC sat down to negotiate with an NPC in Sigil. The NPC attempted to read the PCs mind and find some specific tidbit of information...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Unless you're the GM, where you are required be an individual with high social skills if you want to your NPCs to be persuasive...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I can't speak for @hawkeyefan, of course, but since we seem to be fairly aligned in our preferences, I would say for me the impact of...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yes, really. And largely for the exact reason you site… it’s used as an example because everyone’s familiar with it rather than because...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Die rolls are an abstraction of events happening in the setting of the game, representing all those little things that are difficult or...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Sometimes I do one, sometimes the other. Even when playing heavily IC though, in face-to-face play I'm not doing heavy immersion; I...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Sure, I'd agree with that. And there's nuance here too; I've definitely known players who will roleplay a hearty personality during the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I've presented my problem with that before; I don't see any point in repeating it again. And if I'm going to bother to have the rolls...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Actually, I'd argue in full-blown token play, you aren't even playing yourself; you're probably making utilitarian decisions different...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I totally agree that happens. (Although I agree with @hawkeyefan that just because a game places limits on agency, it doesn't mean the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I look it as the simplest model is simply playing yourself, with the character as a game piece, and you play to beat the combat/module...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
You’re mixing things up again. No one uses skills for NPCs to influence PCs as you’re stating. I don’t believe anyone has advocated for...