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djotaku reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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We're getting to the point here where if a door only swings one way it's going to be called railroading. IDK. Puzzles have solutions... -
djotaku reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yeah, that's the Schrodinger's Map technique, and it's occasionally useful. A good example of where I would use it is the crossroads in...
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djotaku reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with
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Scaling DC is dumb. As others have pointed out, it completely defeats the point in gaining levels. Also, levels are dumb, but that's a... -
djotaku reacted to stonehead's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
That's true, what I described isn't hard scaling DCs, because the in-universe challenge also scales. The original post of this thread...
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djotaku replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Doesn't sound like RR to me. I view it as a spectrum and, of course, as a table agreement. If we sit down and agree to play D&D or Paizo...
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djotaku reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It depends a little on the table agreement, but probably not. It sounds more like situation setup than railroading. I might consider...
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djotaku reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Some clarifications: I did force them into the faewild as a side trek, but as with most "adventuyres" I write, it is a situation and...
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djotaku reacted to Koloth's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
IMO - Question 1 - No, the party had at least two options - A - help the locals deal with the Winter Court takeover. B - Wish...
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djotaku reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Any time a scene is framed as "your characters are trapped", players are going to be somewhat unhappy. We instinctually want to escape...
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djotaku reacted to Artamo's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I guess my question back to the player is what kind of game do they want to play? What specifically are they objecting to, and what...
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djotaku reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
So I had this situation last night when a player got upset because he felt the party was being "railroaded" and I take issue with his...
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djotaku replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) A Time-Based Combat System for 5e (2014): Replacing Actions with Seconds and Making Movement Matter.I feel like you've recreated the Paizo 3-action economy in the sense that you have 3 actions for your turn and they have categorized all...
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djotaku reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) A Time-Based Combat System for 5e (2014): Replacing Actions with Seconds and Making Movement Matter with Like.
The only way to really evaluate a house rule like this is to try it out with a group. To me it doesn't seem like there's enough benefit...
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djotaku replied to the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static?.2 quick comments on what you said based on my post: 1. "So in order for the game to stay interesting, the DCs will need to scale with...