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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5182649" data-attributes="member: 386">From the Forge.&nbsp; Here is what they have to say about it:Illusionism

A family of Techniques in which a GM, usually in the interests of story creation, story creation, exerts Force over player-character decisions, in which he or she has authority over resolution-outcomes, and in which the players do not necessarily recognize these features. See Illusionism: a new look and a new approach and Illusionism and GNS. Term coined by Paul Elliott.Which means we have to look at the definition of &quot;Force&quot;.The Technique of control over characters' thematically-significant decisions by anyone who is not the character's player. When Force is applied in a manner which disrupts the Social Contract, the result is Railroading. Originally called &quot;GM-oomph&quot; (Ron Edwards), then &quot;GM-Force&quot; (Mike Holmes).If I am using those terms when I consider your examples, I'm left with... not much.&nbsp; You can see how I can't say if it's Illusionism or not, because I don't know what the &quot;thematically-significant&quot; decisions for your group are, nor what your &quot;Social Contract&quot; is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5182649, member: 386"] From the Forge. Here is what they have to say about it: [indent]Illusionism A family of Techniques in which a GM, usually in the interests of story creation, story creation, exerts Force over player-character decisions, in which he or she has authority over resolution-outcomes, and in which the players do not necessarily recognize these features. See Illusionism: a new look and a new approach and Illusionism and GNS. Term coined by Paul Elliott.[/indent] Which means we have to look at the definition of "Force". [indent]The Technique of control over characters' thematically-significant decisions by anyone who is not the character's player. When Force is applied in a manner which disrupts the Social Contract, the result is Railroading. Originally called "GM-oomph" (Ron Edwards), then "GM-Force" (Mike Holmes).[/indent] If I am using those terms when I consider your examples, I'm left with... not much. You can see how I can't say if it's Illusionism or not, because I don't know what the "thematically-significant" decisions for your group are, nor what your "Social Contract" is. [/QUOTE]

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