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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6724231" data-attributes="member: 6801286">I don't see why dropping things in their path would automatically lead to this conclusion of yours. I would argue that the majority of player choice flows from the players reacting to what happens in your campaign, not where parts of the plot are located on the map. It doesn't matter, it could be anywhere. What matters is what the players choose to do, and how this affects the story.The desert or the bridge isn't the choice. The choice is whether they enter the wizards tower or not. And how  they handle the encounter. Does the wizard become their ally, or does he turn them into a toad?Why are the players going to the desert? Why do they make that choice? Are they looking for something in particular? Then maybe that is what they find, or maybe they find someone who may be able to give them directions. That is what really matters, and not where <locationofchoice> is located on the map.Bridge or desert isn't really a choice. But seeking a long lost temple, or seeking a legendary wizards tower, that is a choice. The intent of the players is the real choice here. Does it really matter if the players encounter a traveling circus when they turn left at the next intersection? Does it matter that they would also have encountered the circus if they had turned right instead? Have I really lost the faith of my players by having them encounter points of interest regardless of where they choose to go? I think you are blowing this way out of proportion. No, what matters is the story, not where things are located.The fact that some DM's get so hung up on where important plot points are located, is exactly what leads to the kind of railroading that so many seem to despise. I don't care if the players travel east or west. I can pick up the plot anywhere I want.</blockquote>

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