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<blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 1513233" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Ok it is not railroading if bob, sara, brian, and dave agree to take out the temple of evil toymakers at the end of last session. And then come next game the dm does the opening scene and fingers, thorin, ravager, and crisom clone yawn and shoot the messenger. </p><p>IMC I have railroaded and will again. I ask the players what they want. If they don't get the clues then I give a hint. </p><p></p><p>Now I use to have a player who always want to be free and roam. In fact he got angry on the first night of gaming when I told everyone they awoke in a prison cell with handovers and knowing they busted up a bar. This goober want me to play out the combat against him and the town guard. </p><p></p><p>He then started trying things like oh their orcs down on Hwy 66. Guys we already got 100 gp from the town people lets go to Vegas on Hwy 40. I finally had to treat to an A or E session. Either you are a Adventurer (and will bite at one of plot hooks) or an Extra (and so sorry you first level and got in the middle of a tenth level bar fight, but the Tinker Bell, the old maid, and mayor warned you that Hogwallers was a bad bar to be going into)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasper, post: 1513233, member: 277"] Ok it is not railroading if bob, sara, brian, and dave agree to take out the temple of evil toymakers at the end of last session. And then come next game the dm does the opening scene and fingers, thorin, ravager, and crisom clone yawn and shoot the messenger. IMC I have railroaded and will again. I ask the players what they want. If they don't get the clues then I give a hint. Now I use to have a player who always want to be free and roam. In fact he got angry on the first night of gaming when I told everyone they awoke in a prison cell with handovers and knowing they busted up a bar. This goober want me to play out the combat against him and the town guard. He then started trying things like oh their orcs down on Hwy 66. Guys we already got 100 gp from the town people lets go to Vegas on Hwy 40. I finally had to treat to an A or E session. Either you are a Adventurer (and will bite at one of plot hooks) or an Extra (and so sorry you first level and got in the middle of a tenth level bar fight, but the Tinker Bell, the old maid, and mayor warned you that Hogwallers was a bad bar to be going into) [/QUOTE]
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