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<blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 2356081" data-attributes="member: 30001">I think maybe there are two kinds of railroading, I don't know what to call them - maybe &quot;plot railroading&quot; and &quot;action railroading&quot;.&nbsp; Plot railroading is where PCs are forced to do something at the mission level.&nbsp; Action railroading is where you nerf certain abilities, or mess with the way that PCs tackle a certain mission.&nbsp;Plot Railroading:&nbsp; forcing the PCs to accept the mission to go kill Darth VaderAction Railroading:&nbsp; forcing the PCs to send one of their number in single combat against Darth Vader and forcing everyone else to stand around and watch&nbsp;I'm much more comfortable with Plot Railroading than Action Railroading.&nbsp; Although one can often lead to another.&nbsp; I think it's important to avoid both when you can, but I think the initial post in this thread glossed over the difficulties of ad-lib DMing, which you are sort of forced to do unless you have enough preparation time (which sometimes I do).&nbsp; &nbsp;I never actually *force* anyone to go on a particular adventure - but sometimes the alternative is to go home and tend the crops.&nbsp; Although 99% of the time it doesn't come down to this because I ask what the players want to do ahead of time.&nbsp; IMC at 1st level you are basically chased out into the world to start adventuring - heavy plot railroading.&nbsp; After the first session though, you're on your own.&nbsp; I usually have a very good idea of what the interests of my players are - that's usually the reason we start a campaign to begin with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gizmo33, post: 2356081, member: 30001"] I think maybe there are two kinds of railroading, I don't know what to call them - maybe "plot railroading" and "action railroading". Plot railroading is where PCs are forced to do something at the mission level. Action railroading is where you nerf certain abilities, or mess with the way that PCs tackle a certain mission. Plot Railroading: forcing the PCs to accept the mission to go kill Darth Vader Action Railroading: forcing the PCs to send one of their number in single combat against Darth Vader and forcing everyone else to stand around and watch I'm much more comfortable with Plot Railroading than Action Railroading. Although one can often lead to another. I think it's important to avoid both when you can, but I think the initial post in this thread glossed over the difficulties of ad-lib DMing, which you are sort of forced to do unless you have enough preparation time (which sometimes I do). I never actually *force* anyone to go on a particular adventure - but sometimes the alternative is to go home and tend the crops. Although 99% of the time it doesn't come down to this because I ask what the players want to do ahead of time. IMC at 1st level you are basically chased out into the world to start adventuring - heavy plot railroading. After the first session though, you're on your own. I usually have a very good idea of what the interests of my players are - that's usually the reason we start a campaign to begin with. [/QUOTE]

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