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NNeonchameleon reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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The vast majority of D&D sales are driven by successful marketing of various stripes. The idea that 5e's success at bringing in new... -
NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Oh, indeed. I wasn't the one who brought up Expedition 33 however.
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
In your terms, always static. Otherwise, you're looking at a skill/DC increase treadmill. What's the point of increasing your skill if...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Pretty much. The one time I have felt railroaded in a CRPG was Mass Effect 3 - and that's because the Mass Effect franchise's previous...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
You didn't ask me, but I do. Same as I believe about all the editions of RuneQuest, even though there were some serious variations in...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
This is the core nonsense that supports your position. Of course I can speak to wider trends and opinions. The only reason you don't is...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Many railroaded adventure paths are set up that way. And many Computer RPGs. I'm trying to think of a single RPG system that does this.
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
This brings me back to my original contention - the railroading is about inappropriate use of GM force to prevent players from moving...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Player expectations and play style. My players know I do a lot in the moment - the world is collaboratively built and they have been...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.No. It is a film. It fails utterly to be an RPG because you are passive observers and the game element is entirely absent. To me the...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
They usually seem to have less objections to the starting rest state than they do expectations during play. The example I give (which...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Experience suggests to me that under some circumstances it can take a very long time to do so.
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Tigris's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Just because many people make bad examples, because they dont really know much about modern gamedesign does not mean that old gamedesign...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Seramus's post in the thread How Complex Do You Prefer Your TTRPG Systems In General with Like.
Yeah, it creates a strange sort of "implied to be worse" reverse engineering the DM has to do. Everyone can try to disarm. The...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to TheSword's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It’s a tangent and not related to the OP but I can’t agree with you here. There is a huge difference between the - as you say - popular...