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<blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1883775" data-attributes="member: 424">Railroading is fine as long as it minimal, subtle and not heavy handed.&nbsp; If you are using a published adventure (or even a home brewed adventure for that matter), there is a certain degree of railroading required unless your players are the type that willingly pounce on every 'hook' the DM waves in front of them.Railroading implies a 'lack of choice or free will'.&nbsp; Subtle railroading is manipulating player expectations in such a fashion that they make the choices the DM wants to further the campaign.&nbsp; But it still allows players choices.&nbsp; This railroading is 'good'.'Bad' railroading is when the players have no choices at all.&nbsp;&nbsp; All avenues are shutdown so the players are left with only one choice - the DM's.So, using your scenario, it is not 'bad' railroading.&nbsp; The players had a choice of their characters continuing to town or investigating the mushroom ring, or even doing something else.&nbsp; So the railroading in this case is subtle and the players are not aware of it, so no foul.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlackMoria, post: 1883775, member: 424"] Railroading is fine as long as it minimal, subtle and not heavy handed. If you are using a published adventure (or even a home brewed adventure for that matter), there is a certain degree of railroading required unless your players are the type that willingly pounce on every 'hook' the DM waves in front of them. Railroading implies a 'lack of choice or free will'. Subtle railroading is manipulating player expectations in such a fashion that they make the choices the DM wants to further the campaign. But it still allows players choices. This railroading is 'good'. 'Bad' railroading is when the players have no choices at all. All avenues are shutdown so the players are left with only one choice - the DM's. So, using your scenario, it is not 'bad' railroading. The players had a choice of their characters continuing to town or investigating the mushroom ring, or even doing something else. So the railroading in this case is subtle and the players are not aware of it, so no foul. [/QUOTE]

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