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There are all kinds of things you can do to influence pacing and tension during a session without having a plot. I routinely use all of...

Are you not following what people mean when you say these things, or are you just taking exception to the idea that the words aren't...

Indeed. If my players enjoyed a lot more tactical depth and drawn-out combat, which I don't really care much about, then I'm not likely...

Oh, well of course yeah! I'd never deny that! :D Roleplaying games are absolutely 100% meant to be a story-creation medium, not a...

Other than the sample ones that I listed in the post you were responding to? I agree that this is the only useful (to me)...

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...