What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

hawkeyefan · 2026-03-13T03:30:12+0000

Crimson Longinus said:
Yet by reading Lovecract's books one might get at least a bit scared, and that is achieved via narration. So I expect the GM to do the same.

Yeah… that is an insanely high bar to set.

Okay GM… accomplish what professional writers accomplish! Oh, and do it for multiple participants involved in a social activity as opposed to an individual reading. Oh! And do it in real time, without revision or editing to really hone things!

And sure, this is a whole other medium… but you have to ignore what it offers because some people may not like it! So instead, intentionally limit yourself to oral narration!

It’s simple!

Bill Zebub · 2026-03-13T03:32:19+0000

Seems the civility in this thread is taking a turn for the worse.

bsss · 2026-03-13T12:12:05+0000

Maybe so and maybe people are just digging in on their preferences, but I do find it incredulous that someone would have expectations of reaching fear in a completely different context than reading a book, and then when faced with a GM saying "I need some tools and buy-in on those tools to help you play that role in this game", would go "no, there are no rules imposed upon my nonexistent in-world identity when I consume books, so I will not tolerate them here, in this roleplaying game".