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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 272074" data-attributes="member: 2205">I think I'd like to play in a game of Winninger's, but I have little patience for the kinds of things EGG seems to enjoy best about the game (from reading his column in Dragon, anyway: I don't have any personal experience with what he likes in a game.)Similar to what was noted above, I rarely can railroad as a DM, because I have no idea what is going to happen.  I plan a few locations, a few NPCs and organizations that the PCs might likely come across, any monsters that I think might get in their way depending on where we were last time we met, and essentially I let them go and do whatever they feel like.Although most players seem to appreciate at least the occasional ambush or thinly veiled plot hook if they don't know exactly what they want to do.  Although I believe railroading is bad, you've got to be aware that (in my experience) most players want some direction from the DM, especially at the beginning.  Later, when things are really moving on their own and they don't need it as much, it's not so necessary.  It depends on where you are in the campaign, I suppose.</blockquote>