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There are conversion tables to regular set of dice and phone rollers so its not so dependent. Though, the symbol thing drive me nuts.

Yeap, which is why ive gotten real weary of sandbox pitches. I've had too many fake outs over the years. The worst was a GM that wouldnt railroad in the traditional sense, he would let players make all kinds of decisions. However, none of them would amount to anything until they found the...

The real kicker is that you can be railroaded in a sandbox. Players: We can go anywhere and do anything we want? GM: Thats right! Also, everywhere you want to go leads to a forest trail and everything you want to do ends with fighting an ogre.

No, you are choosing to be deliberately singular in definition of linear and not considering the context of the discussion.

Indeed. It took me some time to realize my best friends are the worst gamers. I had to meet them where they are at. Once I had the right expectations I could enjoy the game more. I also realized if I wanted to meet my original expectations, I had to look elsewhere.

Ah, but this last part... Linear also means singular or one dimension focus. If the campaign premise is to find and hunt vampires, and the players decide to to become tomb raiders or pirates instead, they are leaving the linear focus. The linear stories will be connected around hunting...

I'd go a step further and say a GM needs to know themselves well too. There is a point you may be trying to drive a square peg through a round hole. It might behoove one to find round players instead if the goal is a round slot.

Damn, now I guess there is no difference between sandbox and linear RPGs.

The campaign premise. Typically, there is either an occupation or an interest in place or series of events. Perhaps the PCs are law enforcement of a frontier town, or perhaps the PCs are residents of a city in political turmoil, there may be some unexplained phenomena that has become and...

Sounds exactly like my linear adventures. 🤷‍♂️

That is essentially every RPG dynamic in which a GM presents and the players interact.

I've seen it cracked. Its in the presentation. A well written adventure path is going to be a like a recipe kit. It gives you all the info in how to make something, but ultimately the execution is up to the GM. It is less about writing a story and more in giving out characters, motivations, and...

Neither ever fully happens. Everything is a rail road its just linear is a big one, and sandbox is a lot of little ones.

Yeap, I know the type.

A surprising amount of PF AP chapters can be plucked out and ran like an old times module. Not all of them, but many are ready to go for this purpose. Lotta folks probably don’t think/know that.

Well, now that was a sizzling take buffet!

You're right, anything but west marches is a railroad is a better definition.

Non-linear would be it. Folks didnt start using sandbox as a negative, so having to try and soften the offense hasnt been necessary. I think you're looking at it as how does one distinctly word their preference against a sandbox? Folks who dont like them just say they dont like them without...

To me the railroad is not picking the train, the seat, the window, the meal, or anything. You have zero meaningful choices, not just that some things are chosen for you.