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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Yeah, me too. Thus I as a player make such decisions. Simple. But also, the GM can portray situations so that the obvious answer is... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.These were my first experiences of this sort of thing and I intensely disliked it even back then. The thing is, when I roleplay, I run...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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It depends on the game. I'm more prone to want avatar-stance play in an OSR-style game focused on problem-solving, whereas I'm more... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to soviet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
Love.
I agree with you. I came up with a solution that works for me for this when designing my game Other Worlds. In that game, social... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
For the record, if the GM wants to roll for the NPC's performance just to give the GM's roleplaying some color that their acting ability...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Apparently...according to the argument I see...that creates a "minimum height to ride" constraint where GMs need some basic...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Oh, you don't have to leave completely. You can root around in the kitchen ("WHERE ARE THE CHEETOS!?!?!") and then come back to find... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?."Can I roll high enough on the dice" is hella boring way to test one's beliefs to me. Instead create a situation where the loyal knight...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
This sentiment...which I totally agree with, by the way...is repeatedly countered with the argument "but some players can't be trusted...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.I agree with you this far. But with this I cannot disagree more. I want my characters to put in situations which test their...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Well, to me it does, and even though I love Arthurian stories this is the reason why I would never want to play this game. But obviously...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Yes, I agree, the player is unwilling to buy into the basic premise of the campaign. But this is not an issue you can fix with rules.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to bsss's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
"I don't trust your motivation, so you have to let the dice decide or be vetoed" is how we got into ::gestures over the thread:: this mess.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I'll admit I've rarely (ever?) seen a player set a DC for the GM to roll against. I only offer that model because of a common...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to bsss's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
If opting out is a choice and comes with no negative consequences vs. risking it to a roll and potentially getting negative consequences...