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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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No, I get it. I’ve done it before. But I think the distinction here is I perceive that external model as still being you. A set of... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I apologize for having gaming desires different than yours. I’ll strive to do better. “Actual roleplay” lol.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Heaven forbid we have any power fantasy in our games where we pretend to be fierce warriors and arcane conjurors
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I IRL could choose anything. I could choose to put my computer in the oven and eat my MERP books. But I won't. There is a difference...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Not completely on topic, but the OP's question seems like it should be in the D&D thread, not TTRPG General. As I was thinking that, I...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
To my mind there is also a question of how reasonable it is to come to a game with a predefined model of everything the character will...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
But it can’t be out-of-character if we’re using play to determine who the character is.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Here's an example, from Rolemaster play, that I just posted in another thread: Left to our own devices, no one at the table would have...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I'm not @pemerton either, but, to quote Vincent Baker, it's "things that no vigorous creative agreement would ever create" -- "outcomes...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Not pemerton so I can't speak for him, but one difference between 'choosing stuff [that happens]' and 'choosing to do stuff' might...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yeah, agency needs to he looked at based on the specific game in question. Sure, a game like Spire may have more consequences that take...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I’d say to maybe check out The Between. There aren’t any rules that would compel you to act contrary to what you think your character...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to bsss's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
This statement sticks out to me. All that we have heard of this situation is that the character has a conflict --- get information vital...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Exactly. I mentioned an example from Stonetop in a previous similar discussion, with the Storm-blessed Heavy having to roll to get their...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
@pemerton has probably harped on the divide between “agency to shape how I think my character’s internality can or can’t be affected” vs...