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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9559036" data-attributes="member: 23751">If they would like that path, then the DM shouldn't be lying them and just be upfront about the nature of the game.  If I found out the DM was lying to me like that, it wouldn't matter how much fun the lie had been up to that point, the deception would retroactively ruin that fun AND cost me trust in the DM. If you can't trust your DM, you really shouldn't be playing in that game.One of my players when he DM'd for the first time said, "Hey guys.  I'm new at this so I'd appreciate it if you didn't deviate from the adventure I'm running. There's a lot for me to concentrate on and I don't think I'd do well if you guys left the adventure to do other stuff."  We agreed to stay within the bounds of that adventure, so instead of it being a railroad, it preserved our choice.</blockquote>