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Ha! Death by Enya sounds like a very slooooooooowwwwww way to go. And I hear you. I am unsure who actually believes that happens all...

What is this? Can you please give an example? Thanks.

I'd put it differently, though largely agreeing with you. The PCs are the protagonists of the GMs story, but they have shared goals to...

I think there can be a bit of a middle ground here. They're bus drivers. They still have a route they need to follow (to various...

I am going to take a little different approach than some of the others, as I think it might work for you. Use your obsessive planning...

I love this. I prefer to stay well away from "save the world" plots, as they can really only end one way, and so your stories become...

Because it's almost universally a very bad thing. It's rare, because it's avoided by the vast majority of players and DMs.

Honest question: How can you tell? Is it the specific scenario or the overall order of scenarios or is the specific action you are...

The recent discussion gave me the idea of D&D Yelp reviews for taverns. This leads to a disgruntled tavernkeeper becoming a villain...

Yes, let's grant it because it is true. Incorrect. In fact, it tells us everything we need to know about railroading - it rarely exists...

That is funny. I really do wish there was a better style of discussion when it came to playing D&D. For example, "I ran Rime of the...

Truer words were never spoken, Scott. And yet, here we go again! Watch out! The creeping scourge of railroading in D&D, wherein DMs...

Railroading, agency, blah, blah, blah... It is amazing these conversations continue like they do. Yet, if you sit down at any...

It's tough to make any conclusive, definitive statements about railroading or much of anything here without it causing a battle because...