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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 4503459" data-attributes="member: 3192">Yes, but in order to have discussions in the world we don't call all things &quot;story-things&quot;.&nbsp; Like story-life being every kind of living, storybooks being every kind of book (even hypothetical or blank books), or story-games being every kind of game.&nbsp; Because stories can be about anything, calling everything a story-thing would make the word non-functional.Predetermining right place, right time?&nbsp; No allowed parts of the world unconnected to your party goals? Characters must be &quot;touched by fate&quot;?&nbsp; Campaign flowchart? DM excited about courses of action you haven't even thought of yet?&nbsp; I think you absolutely want to be railroaded by a DM.&nbsp; And that's perfectly cool.&nbsp; Lots of people want to play in games like that.&nbsp; It's okay not to want to play in those games either though.To give a different perspective, I know some folks call sandbox play &quot;Disneylands&quot;.&nbsp; But if you go to Disneyland and just sit around watching other people, nothing fun is going to happen to you.&nbsp; You actually have to partake in the excitement around you to be included in the fun.EDIT: I should note people-watching at Disneyland may well be a person's favorite kind of fun.&nbsp; And I wouldn't run a game designed not to let them do that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 4503459, member: 3192"] Yes, but in order to have discussions in the world we don't call all things "story-things". Like story-life being every kind of living, storybooks being every kind of book (even hypothetical or blank books), or story-games being every kind of game. Because stories can be about anything, calling everything a story-thing would make the word non-functional. Predetermining right place, right time? No allowed parts of the world unconnected to your party goals? Characters must be "touched by fate"? Campaign flowchart? DM excited about courses of action you haven't even thought of yet? I think you absolutely want to be railroaded by a DM. And that's perfectly cool. Lots of people want to play in games like that. It's okay not to want to play in those games either though. To give a different perspective, I know some folks call sandbox play "Disneylands". But if you go to Disneyland and just sit around watching other people, nothing fun is going to happen to you. You actually have to partake in the excitement around you to be included in the fun. EDIT: I should note people-watching at Disneyland may well be a person's favorite kind of fun. And I wouldn't run a game designed not to let them do that. [/QUOTE]

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