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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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And I think chances are, they're wrong. People are really, really bad at understanding when something will have an influence on them... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
To be fair, some of them might like to be able to do that, but they consider the need to mechanize the process too high a price to pay...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Should it? Thanks for letting me know! Didn't realize I was doing it wrong (along with every RPG that doesn't follow your requirements).
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Micah Sweet reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yes, really. And largely for the exact reason you site… it’s used as an example because everyone’s familiar with it rather than because...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Unless you're the GM, where you are required be an individual with high social skills if you want to your NPCs to be persuasive...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Yeah,I get that impression as well. I guess I was hoping for something else. IMO it's really important to be able to roleplay someone...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I am not particularly convinced everyone in this discussion does want that, at least to any degree that matters.
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Die rolls are an abstraction of events happening in the setting of the game, representing all those little things that are difficult or...
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Micah Sweet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Sure, I'd agree with that. And there's nuance here too; I've definitely known players who will roleplay a hearty personality during the...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I've presented my problem with that before; I don't see any point in repeating it again. And if I'm going to bother to have the rolls...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Actually, I'd argue in full-blown token play, you aren't even playing yourself; you're probably making utilitarian decisions different...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Any successful social roll against a character tells them, to some extent, how they thing. There's nothing else I can see a successful...
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Micah Sweet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I totally agree that happens. (Although I agree with @hawkeyefan that just because a game places limits on agency, it doesn't mean the...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
Can't say I've seen many examples of that. It may just be that how PF2e handles some things mechanically doesn't fit with your sense of...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
Haha.
Really? So I should keep posting sarcastic screeds in the comment sections of foxnews.com?