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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 2260163" data-attributes="member: 6957"><p>That is a nifty way to handle it. It tosses the ball back into the player's court. And it can even be turned to their advantage.</p><p></p><p>Squat45 - I think that most people here are trying to say 'yes, the way this was run was a bit screwed up, here is how to do it better next time.' Not just slinging stones. But it <em>is</em> being critisized, and with good reason.</p><p></p><p>A lot of people have been in games where they felt railroaded, goodness knows I have, and many have run railroad style games, and hopefully learned why that was a bad idea. (This one I can claim innocence on, but I was almost guilty. Fortunately I remembered being in a railroad style game before it was too late.)</p><p></p><p>I have been in a game where the third game <em>none</em> of the players bothered showing up. Because the GM was keeping such tight control nobody except him was having any fun at all. (He was <em>much</em> worse about it than what you have described. Going so far as to tell the players what their characters did rather than asking them.)</p><p></p><p>It could just be that I want to play now and again, but my sympathies tend to lie with the player, not the DM, when it comes to railroading. I also suspect that this sympathy is why I never <em>get</em> to play... the players have been happier with my games than the alternatives. (I am not a great DM, but some of the others have been horrible...)</p><p></p><p>The Auld Grump</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 2260163, member: 6957"] That is a nifty way to handle it. It tosses the ball back into the player's court. And it can even be turned to their advantage. Squat45 - I think that most people here are trying to say 'yes, the way this was run was a bit screwed up, here is how to do it better next time.' Not just slinging stones. But it [i]is[/i] being critisized, and with good reason. A lot of people have been in games where they felt railroaded, goodness knows I have, and many have run railroad style games, and hopefully learned why that was a bad idea. (This one I can claim innocence on, but I was almost guilty. Fortunately I remembered being in a railroad style game before it was too late.) I have been in a game where the third game [i]none[/i] of the players bothered showing up. Because the GM was keeping such tight control nobody except him was having any fun at all. (He was [i]much[/i] worse about it than what you have described. Going so far as to tell the players what their characters did rather than asking them.) It could just be that I want to play now and again, but my sympathies tend to lie with the player, not the DM, when it comes to railroading. I also suspect that this sympathy is why I never [i]get[/i] to play... the players have been happier with my games than the alternatives. (I am not a great DM, but some of the others have been horrible...) The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]
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