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<blockquote data-quote="Roland Delacroix" data-source="post: 94440" data-attributes="member: 1753">I try not to railroad at all, I let my players do whatever they want.&nbsp; The NPCs frequentlly disagree however.&nbsp; I'm probably too demanding of my players and create games too tough and intricate to be fully utilized by my groups.&nbsp; I set up a simple plot then throw all the powerfull NPCs in with their own personal drives and schemes until the game is a huge mire of backstabbing and plotting.&nbsp; Usually the PC's ignore all this stuff and just kill the Dragon/Badguy/etc.&nbsp; It works out well for them and I get to dream about the game that might have been.Oh, and I'm horrible at taking notes.&nbsp; I run most of my lesser NPCs on-the-fly since I give my players a free reign and I never know what they'll do.&nbsp; These lesser NPCs tend to become major NPCs through PC action though and I always forget the details I assigned on the fly.&nbsp; When they meet Barkeep Bob he's a short gruffy dwarf.&nbsp; Next week he's a 1/2 elf with one eye and a limp.&nbsp; I need to take better notes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roland Delacroix, post: 94440, member: 1753"] I try not to railroad at all, I let my players do whatever they want. The NPCs frequentlly disagree however. I'm probably too demanding of my players and create games too tough and intricate to be fully utilized by my groups. I set up a simple plot then throw all the powerfull NPCs in with their own personal drives and schemes until the game is a huge mire of backstabbing and plotting. Usually the PC's ignore all this stuff and just kill the Dragon/Badguy/etc. It works out well for them and I get to dream about the game that might have been. Oh, and I'm horrible at taking notes. I run most of my lesser NPCs on-the-fly since I give my players a free reign and I never know what they'll do. These lesser NPCs tend to become major NPCs through PC action though and I always forget the details I assigned on the fly. When they meet Barkeep Bob he's a short gruffy dwarf. Next week he's a 1/2 elf with one eye and a limp. I need to take better notes. [/QUOTE]

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