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Yeah, like I said. Everyone doesn't have to railroad everyone else into accepting their assumptions. Just present them and ignore the...

I don't think any other definition is useful. That's always been what railroad means; when players feel like the GM is taking away their...

When I say more like a novel, that doesn't necessarily mean that there's a predetermined plot already written before you even start. Not...

You may be right, but the problem is that your interpretation lacks nuance and is taking the end points as the only points on the...

You're never going to make any progress. Different people have different nuanced views of what these kinds of things mean. Incessantly...

But that completely misses the point. A railroad isn't a railroad until the DM tries to force the players back on to the track when...

I know, and I don't at all disagree. I'm just not sure how else you write that kind of thing to begin with. I tend to design my own...

I haven't the foggiest idea what "2025 FR D&D" players should do, but my players should be wary of pretty much everyone they meet. And...

Yes, that's exactly my point.

You can't easily write a satisfying and interesting adventure without at least some assumptions of what the PCs are going to do. I mean...

Reducto ad nihilis isn't an effective way to have a conversation. The fact that there's a hex map or something like that with stuff on...

I mean the idea that the DMs don't even provide hooks; the PCs are meant to go make their own adventure or find their own hooks. Or...

I tend to agree. I understand the concept of the pure sandbox, but my experience is that few players actually want to play that way...

Sorry to tell you this Umbran but stilleto heels were not being worn by people in the 10th century.

The confluence between Taylor Swift fans and the demographic likely to be running WotC's digital marketing is surprisingly high actually.