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<blockquote data-quote="takasi" data-source="post: 4859990" data-attributes="member: 20194">That's always an interesting side topic.&nbsp; What exactly do you tolerate as a 'railroad'?Some of the people I game with have a near zero tolerance level.&nbsp; They define railroading as any event that causes their character, in character, to feel compelled to act.&nbsp; For example, let's say the players are headed to a village to restock on supplies while exploring an old mine.&nbsp; Several villagers exhibit signs of a plague.&nbsp; These players will immediately grumble, because they know if they roleplay their characters properly they will need to investigate the cause of the plague, and since lives are at stake this 'quest' becomes more important than their desire to explore the mine.&nbsp; However, as players, out of character, they were having fun exploring the mine and don't want to stop.&nbsp; They feel 'railroaded'.&nbsp; The DM may not have plotted this sequence of events.&nbsp; He may have put these villagers and their plague within the game world before he even knew the players would explore the mine, and they just now happen to stumble upon this town.&nbsp; These players are going to be unhappy with this setting though because their characters cannot reasonably reject presented plot hooks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="takasi, post: 4859990, member: 20194"] That's always an interesting side topic. What exactly do you tolerate as a 'railroad'? Some of the people I game with have a near zero tolerance level. They define railroading as any event that causes their character, in character, to feel compelled to act. For example, let's say the players are headed to a village to restock on supplies while exploring an old mine. Several villagers exhibit signs of a plague. These players will immediately grumble, because they know if they roleplay their characters properly they will need to investigate the cause of the plague, and since lives are at stake this 'quest' becomes more important than their desire to explore the mine. However, as players, out of character, they were having fun exploring the mine and don't want to stop. They feel 'railroaded'. The DM may not have plotted this sequence of events. He may have put these villagers and their plague within the game world before he even knew the players would explore the mine, and they just now happen to stumble upon this town. These players are going to be unhappy with this setting though because their characters cannot reasonably reject presented plot hooks. [/QUOTE]

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