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<blockquote data-quote="InzeladunMaster" data-source="post: 2651613" data-attributes="member: 9774">Not to sound like I agree with the author (after having read it after posting the link, I find myself disagreeing with several points as well), I have met players who &quot;do nothing&quot; unless led by the hand to do something.&nbsp; I have met players (and had a few in my games) who refuse absolutely to accept the plot proffered by the GM and will not go on the prepared adventure, often citing lack of motivation.I have also played in games where the GM is basically telling his story, and occasionally allows the players to do something, so long as the choices are limited.&nbsp; Basically some GMs master their games like a &quot;Choose Your Own Adventure&quot; book from the 80's.&nbsp; The player is there to listen to the plot arc and there are right and wrong actions - just like in those books.&nbsp; I have even been guilty of it.&nbsp; It is called rail-roading.The Conan adventure &quot;The Black Stones of Kovag-Re&quot; is this sort of game - if players actually react the way I think they will (immediate violence against the initial captor), that module is over before it begins.&nbsp; The module presumes players will just accept that they are enslaved and must do as they are told.&nbsp; There is no give-and-take in that module.&nbsp; It is a problem I see over and over again when GMs post their &quot;Awesome&quot; introductions to adventures.&nbsp; And, fortunately for me, none of my current players would go for it (you guys are the best!).&nbsp; But I have had players in the past who would give me nothing and was only interested in what I had to offer.You are right though - what you identify as our standard mode of play is our standard mode, I think.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="InzeladunMaster, post: 2651613, member: 9774"] Not to sound like I agree with the author (after having read it after posting the link, I find myself disagreeing with several points as well), I have met players who "do nothing" unless led by the hand to do something. I have met players (and had a few in my games) who refuse absolutely to accept the plot proffered by the GM and will not go on the prepared adventure, often citing lack of motivation. I have also played in games where the GM is basically telling his story, and occasionally allows the players to do something, so long as the choices are limited. Basically some GMs master their games like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book from the 80's. The player is there to listen to the plot arc and there are right and wrong actions - just like in those books. I have even been guilty of it. It is called rail-roading. The Conan adventure "The Black Stones of Kovag-Re" is this sort of game - if players actually react the way I think they will (immediate violence against the initial captor), that module is over before it begins. The module presumes players will just accept that they are enslaved and must do as they are told. There is no give-and-take in that module. It is a problem I see over and over again when GMs post their "Awesome" introductions to adventures. And, fortunately for me, none of my current players would go for it (you guys are the best!). But I have had players in the past who would give me nothing and was only interested in what I had to offer. You are right though - what you identify as our standard mode of play is our standard mode, I think. [/QUOTE]

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