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'GMs are out to get me and my agency' is simpler than 'GMs want to simulate a world that functions realistically to them' to you?

and how do you enforce that the DM is following those rules?

I have no problem with the question, I agree that it needs to be maintained. I might disagree with the earned part in the sense that...

so the dead end being a cave-in that is not marked on your map is fine, it does not need to be a wall that also appears on your map...

if that was the goal, I don’t think they succeeded the two appear unrelated, I can have precise climbing rules and still have the...

that is your right that is not my goal, I try to understand your point, what it is that makes this a railroad for you no problem the...

I did too, but we aren;t talking about socratic logic or something. People are using casual English when they say stuff like that. They...

I don't think it is rocket science. It is what the GM thinks is realistic or what the GM thinks this NPC would do. For some people that...

Personally, I think every player has the right to check and confirm things with the GM - whether it be with the numbers or something may...

He could be, but he isn't because we are establishing that the GM is using realism as the or one of the main criteria for the decisions...

in the results, if they frequently make no apparent sense, then I doubt there was restraint. I agree that there is no clear line however...

You misunderstand me. There is nothing “wrong” with the way @Lanefan runs his game. But it is absolutely a choice. If you as a GM...

This isn’t about trust. It’s about matching how a campaign is managed to the kind of experience the group wants to have. Every structure...

it was about what makes it a railroad, not what you like / dislike and that is where we disagree on, one such instance is no evidence...

not sure what exactly you mean, but yes, you have every right to check the GM. You can refuse a GM just like a GM can refuse a player...