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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 8935534" data-attributes="member: 5142">Yeah, this is one reason why terms like "emergent story" or even "story now" developed. They were reactions against pre-authored TTRPG stories. And various mechanics and tools within both OSR and story game circles were developed (or utilized) to resist pre-authored or imposed stories: e.g., random tables, non-linear dungeons, sandboxes, player-authority over the fiction, meta-currencies, etc. I don't think that pre-authored stories are inherently bad. My partner prefers video games with story, and they like adventure paths. That's their preference. There is definitely a place for them. However, I also understand how "story" became anathema as a term in various TTRPG communities, and I am definitely sympathetic to their own roleplaying preferences. I have a certain threshold for tolerating railroading in adventure paths, because I understand, for example, that the GM is running an AP and working within that limitation. Some people make APs less linear, but I don't expect every GM to make such adjustments. I am less tolerant, however, when I catch a whiff of the GM is trying to impose their story or railroad player choices/outcomes and they aren't running an AP.</blockquote>