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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7376750" data-attributes="member: 42582">Are you really saying the following is railroading?GM: OK, so you've agreed to help the dwarves against the giants. Your're heading off, right? Players: Yes, we're heading off as soon as Aster makes some potions of fire resistance for us. GM: OK, mark down your potions and cross off your residuum. You trek through the Underdark, following the directions the dwarves gave you. Everyone make a DC 20 Endurance check - if you fail, you're down a healing surge by the time you arrive at your destination. <players adjust equpiment lists, make checks, adjust healing surge totals if required> GM: Just as the dwarves told you, after a hard trek through the tunnels you find yourself at the entrance to a massive cavern. It's lit a dull red by the glow of lava that bubbles up through the floor of the cave and flows away in criss-crossing channels. A black, basalt structure stands in the centre - the Hall of the Fire Giant King.Where's the railroad?Why?Let's consider a variation of the above:. . . GM: Just as the dwarves told you, after a hard trek through the tunnels you find yourself at the entrance to a massive cavern. It's lit a dull red by the glow of lava that bubbles up through the floor of the cave and flows away in criss-crossing channels. In the glow of the lava, you can see fire giant sentries on patrol. And it seems that a group of sentries has seen you!Where's the railroad?This is entirely your assumption and your projection. It's not what [MENTION=82106]AbdulAlhazred[/MENTION] said. It's got no connection to any actual play reports that have been posted.More generally, you're making some assumptions about the dynamics of play, and the back-and-forth at the table, that are completely different from anything I've experienced except with the most worst GMs who have no conception of how to respond to player action declarations.</blockquote>

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