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So basically the setup and methodology of play don't matter because all games end up delivering a linear sequence of events? Well...

I wouldn't know. I don't run modules or adventures. But the core problem is that a novel is plotted. You can't have a plot AND have...

You're never going to make any progress. Different people have different nuanced views of what these kinds of things mean. Incessantly...

Trad hasn't cracked the code because it's impossible. You can't simultaneously experience a fantasy novel AND simultaneously have full...

Sure you can. You just need to layout the different kind of gaming scenarios first, and worry about what kind of labels to assign them...

Assuming a sandbox is going to have an embedded narrative is a pretty large leap. Basically, you're saying that Disney World and an...

Yeah, I'm pretty wary of any steering; it would seem to have some of the same dangers as genre emulation in narrativist gaming. When I...

I don't know, that could just one of those low-energy "Casual DMs" (tm). :)

My point is that there "pre-plotted" and "sandbox" don't exhaust the possibilities in RPGing. It's possible to have surprises, twists...

I actually really like the "wasteland" moniker! Not only does it describe the emptiness, but also implies that the game will be a waste...

I can see what you have in mind with your last scene point. I think, though, that the same sort of reasoning can create counter-examples...

I think sandbox is a useful term. Maybe toybox would be better, but sandbox is fine. 'Here's a bunch of pre-defined things in a...

This seems to me to narrow the term out of existence. 'It's only railroading if the GM moves your arm when you roll the dice...

I'm curious how you view typical Adventure Path and Plot Point style campaigns. I've played in a couple of Paizo's for PF2e, and while...

Feel free to qualify if you disagree, of course. I feel like my posts are aggravating you for some reason, but I'm not sure why.