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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4628226" data-attributes="member: 5143">I agree that this might be the best idea.&nbsp; However, I still allow for the possibility that it might not be able to be fixed.&nbsp; Or it might be so much easier to say no than to fix it.I know that if we gathered together for our weekly game at 6 pm and at 7 someone came up with an idea that totally broke my plot and I said &quot;Whoa, I'm going to have to completely rewrite my adventure because of that one idea.&nbsp; I need hours to fix this.....well, that's the end of the session guys, I know you all reserved your Tuesday to play and spent 30 minutes driving here...but go home&quot; my friends would immediately change their mind about whatever plan they had.&nbsp; They'd rather play what I have planned and accept railroading than have their game day canceled or cut short.It's easier for me to say &quot;The only way past the mountain is through the cave.&nbsp; You could walk around, but you figure it'd take you so long that the villain will have conquered the world by then.&nbsp; You only have one choice.&quot; than it is for me to say, &quot;Well, I guess you COULD walk around the mountain, but the next 4 weeks of encounters I had planned out need to be discarded and I need to come up with something new.&nbsp; Let's cancel the session.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4628226, member: 5143"] I agree that this might be the best idea. However, I still allow for the possibility that it might not be able to be fixed. Or it might be so much easier to say no than to fix it. I know that if we gathered together for our weekly game at 6 pm and at 7 someone came up with an idea that totally broke my plot and I said "Whoa, I'm going to have to completely rewrite my adventure because of that one idea. I need hours to fix this.....well, that's the end of the session guys, I know you all reserved your Tuesday to play and spent 30 minutes driving here...but go home" my friends would immediately change their mind about whatever plan they had. They'd rather play what I have planned and accept railroading than have their game day canceled or cut short. It's easier for me to say "The only way past the mountain is through the cave. You could walk around, but you figure it'd take you so long that the villain will have conquered the world by then. You only have one choice." than it is for me to say, "Well, I guess you COULD walk around the mountain, but the next 4 weeks of encounters I had planned out need to be discarded and I need to come up with something new. Let's cancel the session." [/QUOTE]

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