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<blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 4437498" data-attributes="member: 40522"><p>Depends on the DM and the nature of the game in my opinion. </p><p> </p><p>I've played in homebrews and commerical settings both where the DM has gotten a hair up their ass about changing the setting over the course of play. Fidelity to prepared material is a bigger problem than choice of settings, in my opinion. But I base this on my own preferences, I like a setting where my character can make a difference, for good or ill--I hate being told that I can't do something because I'd "trash the setting" or that the setting doesn't support certain character types or whatever. It can all be railroading, whether or not the DM is trying to be creative.</p><p> </p><p>If a DM tells you that your cleric is <em>required</em> to undertake a quest to slay undead because his faith demands it, I don't really care if he's "required" to do it because he worships Pelor, Lathander, the Silver Flame, or Generic Sun Deity From A Homebrew #14,598. It's still ham-fisted railroading, whether it takes place in a published setting or a homebrew.</p><p> </p><p>That being said, it does <em>seem like</em> more homebrewers tend to be bad about railroading than those who use puiblished settings. I don't really know why.</p><p> </p><p>Given a choice, as a player, I'd rather have a published setting. I like to be a bit informed about the sort of world I'll be playing in, and I'd rather not be limited to a single player as a source of information for the setting. A homebrew with an actual document that I can read before playing is just as satisfying.</p><p> </p><p>As a DM, I'm willing to play in pubished settings if they support the campaign type I'm going for. I also like for my players to come in informed, so I'll typically reserve my homebrew with its eccentricities for players I know well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dykstrav, post: 4437498, member: 40522"] Depends on the DM and the nature of the game in my opinion. I've played in homebrews and commerical settings both where the DM has gotten a hair up their ass about changing the setting over the course of play. Fidelity to prepared material is a bigger problem than choice of settings, in my opinion. But I base this on my own preferences, I like a setting where my character can make a difference, for good or ill--I hate being told that I can't do something because I'd "trash the setting" or that the setting doesn't support certain character types or whatever. It can all be railroading, whether or not the DM is trying to be creative. If a DM tells you that your cleric is [I]required[/I] to undertake a quest to slay undead because his faith demands it, I don't really care if he's "required" to do it because he worships Pelor, Lathander, the Silver Flame, or Generic Sun Deity From A Homebrew #14,598. It's still ham-fisted railroading, whether it takes place in a published setting or a homebrew. That being said, it does [I]seem like[/I] more homebrewers tend to be bad about railroading than those who use puiblished settings. I don't really know why. Given a choice, as a player, I'd rather have a published setting. I like to be a bit informed about the sort of world I'll be playing in, and I'd rather not be limited to a single player as a source of information for the setting. A homebrew with an actual document that I can read before playing is just as satisfying. As a DM, I'm willing to play in pubished settings if they support the campaign type I'm going for. I also like for my players to come in informed, so I'll typically reserve my homebrew with its eccentricities for players I know well. [/QUOTE]
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