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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gorice" data-source="post: 9501397" data-attributes="member: 7032863">I suppose that the group could collaborate on reaching scripted plot points if everyone knows what's happening. This kind of play doesn't have to be forced. But, I don't see much evidence of this alternative in the text.Lying and cheating in order to get your way in a collaborative activity, played with friends, with no win condition, is foolish at best, harmful and disrespectful at worst. That is absolutely my opinion, bludgeon, and hill to die on. Are you seriously arguing the opposite?Likewise, giving DMs contradictory advice that will lead to problems in play is bad writing and bad for the hobby.Plot points are a railroad. A script is a script. That isn't the same thing as having prepped ideas/encounters/events -- not all prep is railroading -- but if you're writing down a linear timeline with a set of events, the intent is for those things to happen. The most benign interpretation is that it's useless.</blockquote>