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Nobody actually liked having their character drained of levels, but I also think the all-too-common mindset, for both designers and...

If it's an inexperienced DM then sure, I'll stick to the track. If it's an experienced DM, however, I'd expect her to be able to hit...

In fairness to @Faolyn though, while the issue did in fact take care of itself the end-result solution wasn't exactly perfect; if...

I'm one for whom the bolded were and still are features rather than bugs. That said, I'm not sure what you mean by "reverse bell curve...

They could have started and stopped with just "The events of the story shouldn't be predetermined; the actions of the players'...

that's fine for a one off module. It gets really freaking old in a long ongoing game. Even for me when I'm DM'ing.

Is this the longest thread ever, or the one with the most replies or something? Curious.

Fun topic, railroading. I often "allow" off-path behavior. Though, like yesterday for my group, sometimes the disconnect between player...

I think the notion of wearing a body camera is an apt analogy. There’s a large preexisting independent world out there. If you want to...

To a point. In a truly linear adventure, designed as one unavoidable room after the next like a string of beads*, there's only ever...

Well, at a small-to-medium scale you in fact can force characters down a particular path in how you pre-establish the fiction; simply by...

When I (as in, Lanefan the character) built my stronghold I put it in an area of wilderness we'd already adventured in, thus the major...

Thing is too, in a long campaign like mine there might be a run of an adventure or two where I end up leading them by the nose, either...

::hangs head in embarrassment.:: Thank you kind people. I'll be over here if you need me. :p Been on these boards forever and I...

Oh, sure - and as with everything, if done in moderation a bit of railroading (or as I call it, "lead 'em by the nose" play) isn't...