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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 9383041" data-attributes="member: 6696971">It takes some creative interpretation to not read the above as a straightforward manual for Railroading101.There are multiple iterations (both contemporary and dating to 20+ years ago) of words and sentences to communicate to the GM (a) an anti-railroad ethos and (b) how to pull that off.  The above?  That ain't it.I think the most important area of examination in terms of GM Force (which subverts system or player input, controls instances of play, and compels overall play toward a Railroad paradigm) are:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who decides what play is about; who has the breadcrumbs, the players/system or the GM?</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In the blow-by-blow of play, is the GM framing situations and decision-points in response to players' breadcrumb-trails or in response to hitting GM-conceived waypoints and/or endpoint?</li> </ul>But again, for the millionth time recently, people shouldn't be ashamed of their APs and their Railroads.  There is obviously an abundance of GMs and players who want to run/play a Railroad and aspire to run them/play them well.  If I was designing advice for such GMs and players, the above advice in the quote is very solid toward achieving that end.</blockquote>