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A DM that does it beforehand is similar to a DM that does dungeon ecology beforehand. Remember when the dungeon had skeletons in one...

I don't understand how these things are at odds. You can absolutely craft a linear adventure specifically for the players at the table.

I tend to agree. I write about railroading not as an attempt to set some standard that you can't break, because I break it myself. I...

I guess what is the point of defining what "railroading" is? Is it about setting a standard for when players setting boundaries is...

Sounds like Zweihaender to me. https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/zweihanderrpg/

We're getting to the point here where if a door only swings one way it's going to be called railroading. IDK. Puzzles have solutions...

All I am saying is - this is the quest. This is the final objective. Yes, DMs set DCs all the time, and they take into account many...

In the end of the day, everything is player ability. My character might be brilliant tactician and expert in small unit tactics, but if...

Nope. Not what I said. How about just designing the most common ones you think your group will use or have fun with. You can set them up...

Correct, there are a lot of variables. But you're still missing the point. This IS the quest - to get out of the Feywild. It's not...

That is a fair criticism. I am not really thinking of it so negatively. I am thinking of it in terms of the DM reading the room and then...

So is an ambush a railroad?

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...

Yes, they require limitations. But the thing is that if the way by which the PCs were prevented from leaving seems contrived to the...

That is unfortunate that he said, "locked down." He also said, "closing gates." He also said, "using magic to steal tuning forks from...