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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3521694" data-attributes="member: 15651">I can't come up with an &quot;opposite&quot; of railroading, but if you are not railroading, it does not mean the game is without plot.&nbsp; It just isn't a linear plot.Railroad:&nbsp; The party has the macguffin to destroy.&nbsp; No matter what precautions the party could take, the macguffin will be stolen by agents of the BBEG, leading the party on a chase and eventually to the BBEG's lair, where they will have to defeat the BBEG to recover the macguffin before they can proceed to destroy it.&nbsp; Non-Railroad: The party has the macguffin to destroy.&nbsp; Agents of the BBEG attempt to steal the macguffin.&nbsp; If they succeed, the party might be able to get it back before they reach the lair of the BBEG.&nbsp; If they still have or get back the macguffin, the party can proceed with destroying the it, or the party can go after the BBEG to prevent additional attempts to get it, or they can try to find someone else to destroy the macguffin.&nbsp; Heck, they could stuff the macguffin under the roots of a fallen tree if they want and go find something else to do.&nbsp; There may be consequences of each decision, but it is up to the party to make it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 3521694, member: 15651"] I can't come up with an "opposite" of railroading, but if you are not railroading, it does not mean the game is without plot. It just isn't a linear plot. Railroad: The party has the macguffin to destroy. No matter what precautions the party could take, the macguffin [i]will[/i] be stolen by agents of the BBEG, leading the party on a chase and eventually to the BBEG's lair, where they will have to defeat the BBEG to recover the macguffin before they can proceed to destroy it. Non-Railroad: The party has the macguffin to destroy. Agents of the BBEG attempt to steal the macguffin. If they succeed, the party might be able to get it back before they reach the lair of the BBEG. If they still have or get back the macguffin, the party can proceed with destroying the it, or the party can go after the BBEG to prevent additional attempts to get it, or they can try to find someone else to destroy the macguffin. Heck, they could stuff the macguffin under the roots of a fallen tree if they want and go find something else to do. There may be consequences of each decision, but it is up to the party to make it. [/QUOTE]

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