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linear means A then B then C. Sounds a lot like the old railroad track.

I guess we will just have to disagree. I ve always interpreted railroading as the tracks only go one way that can be coercive or no...

as has been stated many times and to be clear I'm not a fan. Some people like the railroad. whether it be enter the dungeon door clear...

I run my gods like greek mythology movies like Hercules and clash of the titans. They are a bunch of inept squabbling pervs running...

I probably wouldn't mind running or playing it but I over the years haven't been able to find a full table that wan't to play it. It...

Indeed. The flaw inherent in the "survival value is all-important" argument is that it has forgotten that survival is, always, merely a...

Ok, so, in conclusion, Gods are either: *All powerful, all-seeing, all-knowing. *All powerful, all-seeing, all-knowing, but don't like...

Which is why I specified older stories. The Greek gods or Norse Gods were very different in the various phases of their mythology.

Oracles didn't repeat what the gods told them to repeat. The gods controlled the oracles because access to them was power and money...

in the older greek myths and in the norse myths they don't change them for gods either. In fact in both the older versions Zues and...

as I said LIke 1e. but now they do go to 9.......

It also assumes the diety doesnt have people for that stuff. I personally like the old 1ed way of it. 1 to 3rd are prayer books. Any...

THats one interpretation. It could also be they are just Greek style really powerful beings who aside from their power aren't much...

Since it's an Internet thread and we are talking generalities it often goes both ways. It could be wrong to not talk to the GM and try...

I'm a bit confused by the original question. Monsters and NPC's are there to be used to help drive the story. Good ones for good...