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I mean the idea that the DMs don't even provide hooks; the PCs are meant to go make their own adventure or find their own hooks. Or...

Usually I will too. If I'm running a module, I will just be up front with the players about what it expects. Like here, when I ran it...

the difference between linear and railroad in my eyes is well, a railroad is practically running off of a script: You will Go Here and...

The 5e Spelljammer adventure Light of Xaryxis has a similar start. The PCs are in a coastal town when twig blights start bursting up...

I don't know if I agree. "Well, I'm Altherian. I'll just go to the Altherian embassy; I'm not a Big Damn Hero, after all. I should...

I prefer the term linear or mostly linear Which is what you are describing. There is a clear start and end point and maybe a branch or...

Which is why I prefer to only have Railroad apply when the players really have no choice in the matter. Keeps things from being...

This is the definition I go by as well. As opposed to linear, where the players are fully aware that there may be only one choice and...

interesting, not a term i believe i've come across before. my own definition of railroading boils down to 'it's when the GM repeatedly...

I would have gone with damage reduction (ala heavy armour mastery feat) or damage threshold. I don't see the reason why a dragon should...

This comes off as really insulting "If you don't like something new, it's your fault ". I have no issues with change but see no value in...

I really liked Murderbot and Andor. S1 Foundation was good, but I couldn’t get into season 2. SNW is mostly great. I feel like S3...

D&D worlds are inherently inconsistent. Every part of D&D is and has always been inconsistent with some other part of it. That there's...

Oh! Now it makes sense: when Batel gently mocked Pike a couple episodes ago saying, "Where will your hair products go?" I thought she...

I thought we'd gotten some weird crossover with the Expanse, because he looked like Jim Holden.