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CreamCloud0 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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It would seem to me that in such a case, there would seem to at least be the possibility of fear being an issue. Again, this is why... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Then what is the -2 penalty for if it's not to represent my character being intimidated due to successful intimidate against him? And I... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I think there is a definitely a disagreement on what constitutes "convincing", "forcing" or even "influence".
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.social checks don't 'convince' PCs of things like that unless the rules are being misapplied, you're under a misconception.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, if there’s no chance of being afraid, then why are any kind of fear rules being invoked? Again, getting away from D&D-esque...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I don't really care which way the mechanic goes, so long as it reflects the situation in the world. I'd like to put together a list of...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
These too are nice ideas for the use of social skills by NPCs! Like I have been saying this space is very unexplored in D&D. I'm likely...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Not a D&D thread, first of all. These ideas can be applied to many games, including a D&D derivative. You already won the, "the rules...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It is wilful by the player that that agency be limited. In the same way one can choose to fail a saving throw or be persuaded. They...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I don't think there should be a "penalty for acting in a way", but I do agree with "mechanics that reinforce the fall of the die."...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I don't believe a mechanical penalty for acting in a way not indicated by the determined social situation in the setting counts as...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
But you could have chosen not to remain true to the character, at zero consequence. Any Player in any game that works the way you want...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to bsss's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I will bang on about player agency all day, but "there are things modeled in the game, and those models create surprising situations to...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
No, I didn’t. @CreamCloud0’s post actually made it clear. The reason it wasn’t clear is again that’s not how this kind of stuff works...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.i believe they mean something like 'there is a scary thing in your way/they make an intimidation check, it requires a save DC of 32 to...