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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 9733103" data-attributes="member: 25818">Agreed. I consider there to be a difference between a Railroad and a regular road. When I take the train, I have to follow the railroad. I don't have a choice about turning off somewhere, I'm going to the destination with several specified stops along the way.But a regular &quot;road&quot;... it still has &quot;stops&quot; and it can even do the same stops as the train, but you can always stop at any point along the way. And the grid of roads is much more varied in destinations than the grid of rails. Just having &quot;stops&quot; doesn't necessarily make it a Railroad -- if, as GM, I force the players to go to the &quot;stops&quot; I want, then it's a Railroad no matter what it looks like. It's the <a href="http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-how-illusion-can-rob-your-game-of.html" target="_blank">Quantum Ogre</a> question. If it doesn't matter which way the players go, they will encounter the Ogre, then it's the illusion of choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 9733103, member: 25818"] Agreed. I consider there to be a difference between a Railroad and a regular road. When I take the train, I have to follow the railroad. I don't have a choice about turning off somewhere, I'm going to the destination with several specified stops along the way. But a regular "road"... it still has "stops" and it can even do the same stops as the train, but you can always stop at any point along the way. And the grid of roads is much more varied in destinations than the grid of rails. Just having "stops" doesn't necessarily make it a Railroad -- if, as GM, I force the players to go to the "stops" I want, then it's a Railroad no matter what it looks like. It's the [URL='http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-how-illusion-can-rob-your-game-of.html']Quantum Ogre[/URL] question. If it doesn't matter which way the players go, they will encounter the Ogre, then it's the illusion of choice. [/QUOTE]

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