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Its pretty unusual at least, and to be honest, seems a little dull over time. I'm very hesitant to call someone a bad GM without a...

So I read through the whole thread and had a think about what a reasonable taxonomy might look like, based largely on contributions made...

This is a good point, and I think "rollercoaster" is a good word for the good kind of experience that isn't a railroad, but is cut from...

For me, player buy in and fairness go hand in hand. If you’re giving the player what he bought into then you are being fair. If you give...

Everyone stop critical failing rolls!

Considering the discussion in this thread, and the generally accepted rationalization of what it is to be railroaded, I can very well...

Fair point. Does it sound weird then if I admit that my worlds never feature uniquely singular opponents that require their own stat...

That's what the so called "stat block" is for! That's part of the reason why I find it strange that "sandbox" haters claiming that one...

I do something similar, save I have neither scenes, nor encounters, in addition to having no path.

In the games I run, potentially infinite wiggle room, as I never prepare scenes or encounters ahead of time, I improvise events in real...

Right, hopefully everyone is engaging in good faith and with the fun of the group in mind. If not, that's a different issue.

The DM, if he can, can run a completely different adventure. And if the the players still aren't engaging, then maybe the group just...

Well, if the GM was tolerant, they could effectively force it off into more of a sandbox situation, but that requires the GM to go...

Though I think acting like they're still playing and not engaging with the extent adventure, after they'd agreed to go with it is pretty...

That I can definitely agree with. It's just that some folks are insisting that there are differences other than player buy in. As far as...