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<blockquote data-quote="Scribble" data-source="post: 3674786" data-attributes="member: 23977">I don't consider this a case of railroad vrs not railroad...I consider this, like your friend, boring...&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> Not railroading doesn't imply nothing to do. It just implies not forcing something on someone.Here's how I see the difference:Non Railroad 1st game:DM: Ok, so you're in your apartment after a hard day of work. It's pretty much a normal day for you so far.&nbsp; What do you do?Player: Well, uh, I guess I defrosta&nbsp; microwave dinner...DM: As you're pulling out said dinner, you hear a small swish sound, as a small folded piece of paper slides under your doorway.Player: I pick it up.DM: It's a note inviting you to meet someone by the name of Mr Capalini at a small resturaunt north of your apartment.*****Railroaded VersionAfter coming home from your regular day, you receive a note inviting you to meet a Mr Capalini at a small resturaunt north of your place. You grab your gear, head to the resturant, only to be ambushed by several large men with pipes...The difference in my eyes is the moment that forces your player to think: Uhh wait, I do?True, he might just go along with it simply because thats the adventure the DM wrote and he knows it... But the point is that he gets to do so in a way that might better prepare him for a possible ambush...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scribble, post: 3674786, member: 23977"] I don't consider this a case of railroad vrs not railroad... I consider this, like your friend, boring... :confused: Not railroading doesn't imply nothing to do. It just implies not forcing something on someone. Here's how I see the difference: Non Railroad 1st game: DM: Ok, so you're in your apartment after a hard day of work. It's pretty much a normal day for you so far. What do you do? Player: Well, uh, I guess I defrosta microwave dinner... DM: As you're pulling out said dinner, you hear a small swish sound, as a small folded piece of paper slides under your doorway. Player: I pick it up. DM: It's a note inviting you to meet someone by the name of Mr Capalini at a small resturaunt north of your apartment. ***** Railroaded Version After coming home from your regular day, you receive a note inviting you to meet a Mr Capalini at a small resturaunt north of your place. You grab your gear, head to the resturant, only to be ambushed by several large men with pipes... The difference in my eyes is the moment that forces your player to think: Uhh wait, I do? True, he might just go along with it simply because thats the adventure the DM wrote and he knows it... But the point is that he gets to do so in a way that might better prepare him for a possible ambush... [/QUOTE]

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