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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Golem Joe" data-source="post: 180706" data-attributes="member: 4123">I'm not talking about non-linear as in non-ABC plots, or railroading, I'm talking about non-linear in a post-modern sense, ala Highlander or Pulp Fiction. Has anyone experimented with adventures that rely heavily on flashbacks? With those being interactive and of the non-boxed-text sort?Here's what I'm considering for an adventure:Players begin in the present, in-medias-res (sp). They have already penetrated the dungeon and witness bad things goings on they were no expecting.FLASH BACKThe PCs roleplay through the encounter where they first learned of the objective that brought them to the dungeon in the first place.FLASH FORWARDBattle, run, hide.FLASH BACKThe PCs pursuit of the objective gleans them important information that will come in handy later in the adventure, in a way they may not know yet.FLASH FORWARDSneaking, hiding, descentFLASH BACKAnother encounter adding more clues to what will come.FLASH FORWARDBattle, run, battle, climax.Something like that at least.The worst thing I can see happening is the players complain about being railroaded into a situation they would not normally become involved in. At the same time, if the past scenes can be made general enough, it could work.But then, that's my question. Will it work? Does it work? Has it worked? And if it failed miserably, why?</blockquote>