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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5171019" data-attributes="member: 8835">That's risky though.&nbsp; It can lead to the GM willfully obstructing the players choices, just to get to the &quot;opening scene&quot; situation.How is that different than me writing an adventure where I expect the plot hook will end up with the party facing the BBEG in the wax works?&nbsp; I don't know, but I do know that I can make it feel natural that the PCs decide to go to the wax-works to confron the BBEG.I'm not sure I can &quot;not railroad&quot; to get the party in chains on the slave ship.Perhaps because it is too specific.&nbsp; Whereas confronting the BBEG at the wax works can easily align with the plot hook (wax monsters are breaking into places and stealing), the players auto-bite the hook, but decide how to investigate and get there, and the final outcome is still vague.&nbsp; What does &quot;confront&quot; mean.&nbsp; It might mean attack, it might not.To put a PC in chains, requires some specific things to happen, that the PC is going to resist.&nbsp; Whereas, the PC is not going to resist confronting a BBEG, because that's what he does for a living.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5171019, member: 8835"] That's risky though. It can lead to the GM willfully obstructing the players choices, just to get to the "opening scene" situation. How is that different than me writing an adventure where I expect the plot hook will end up with the party facing the BBEG in the wax works? I don't know, but I do know that I can make it feel natural that the PCs decide to go to the wax-works to confron the BBEG. I'm not sure I can "not railroad" to get the party in chains on the slave ship. Perhaps because it is too specific. Whereas confronting the BBEG at the wax works can easily align with the plot hook (wax monsters are breaking into places and stealing), the players auto-bite the hook, but decide how to investigate and get there, and the final outcome is still vague. What does "confront" mean. It might mean attack, it might not. To put a PC in chains, requires some specific things to happen, that the PC is going to resist. Whereas, the PC is not going to resist confronting a BBEG, because that's what he does for a living. [/QUOTE]

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