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<blockquote data-quote="SableWyvern" data-source="post: 9669849" data-attributes="member: 1008">I said I wouldn't engage, but here I am again ...[USER=6790260]@EzekielRaiden[/USER]You are asking what protections you have against a GM who intentionally or inadvertently railroads you, if you play a game where the GM has the power to intentionally or inadvertently railroads you.The answer is, you have none. If you play in such a game, there is a risk that this will happen. Most of us who play this way seem to find the risk to be extremely low to completely insignificant, but only you can assess what is an acceptable level of risk to you.There is no other answer.A GM could railroad you, whether secretly and maliciously, or accidentally while being well-meaning. The only way to guarantee this doesn't happen is to not play in the styles of play where you fear this is a possibility. You don't seem to like this or want to accept it, but it is the absolute truth and no one has any other answer for you. We can try and explain why the risk doesn't concern us, but cannot make the risk vanish.I honestly and genuinely do not understand what more you're looking for here. Do you want us all to start a campaign to end this style of play and prevent anyone from ever running games this way again, just to ensure you never get accidentally caught in such a game? Do you expect us to all announce to our tables that play in this style must cease? If not, what is it that you want? What is the outcome you're looking for? What could I do that would would satisfy you (noting that I cannot change reality such that a GM with the power to secretly railroad you is prevented from doing so)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SableWyvern, post: 9669849, member: 1008"] I said I wouldn't engage, but here I am again ... [USER=6790260]@EzekielRaiden[/USER] You are asking what protections you have against a GM who intentionally or inadvertently railroads you, if you play a game where the GM has the power to intentionally or inadvertently railroads you. The answer is, you have none. If you play in such a game, there is a risk that this will happen. Most of us who play this way seem to find the risk to be extremely low to completely insignificant, but only you can assess what is an acceptable level of risk to you. There is no other answer. A GM [I][B]could[/B][/I] railroad you, whether secretly and maliciously, or accidentally while being well-meaning. The only way to guarantee this doesn't happen is to not play in the styles of play where you fear this is a possibility. You don't seem to like this or want to accept it, but it is the absolute truth and no one has any other answer for you. We can try and explain why the risk doesn't concern us, but cannot make the risk vanish. I honestly and genuinely do not understand what more you're looking for here. Do you want us all to start a campaign to end this style of play and prevent anyone from ever running games this way again, just to ensure you never get accidentally caught in such a game? Do you expect us to all announce to our tables that play in this style must cease? If not, what is it that you want? What is the outcome you're looking for? What could [B]I[/B] do that would would satisfy you (noting that I cannot change reality such that a GM with the power to secretly railroad you is prevented from doing so)? [/QUOTE]

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