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Only in that, as a player, I always thought that I was happy to jump on said railroad. As an old geezer, I had always heard the...

This is something I’ve done since the 2e days, at least. I had the players provide with their character concepts and then we discussed...

Well, the way I run my sandbox games it's unavoidable to be influenced by the players as they are expected to be the primary drivers of...

So then all games, no matter how sandbox or linear, are in fact just cleverly disguised railroads?

Eh, I'm not sure I understand, I think you might have gotten a little too philosophical for this old dog. I guess if you mean I should...

But wouldn't that then mean that anything or everything the GM does, without prior express player consent, in essence, be railroading...

This is exactly right. The Expanse RPG is one of my favorite tabletop systems, with all of its Newtonian physics and somewhat...

Completely and utterly realistic, based off historical space navies ...

I want to be charitable, but -- I've played with some players where this appeared to be their primary goal in play.

I think this is an extremely optimistic view of an at least significant part of the RPG playing populace. There are large parts that...

I think to call this situation a "railroad" would definitely be a stretch. Simply put, the players are not being forced into taking...

Option C could be that the DM plans what happens if the path isn't followed. The king calls for aid. The princess has been kidnapped by...

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...