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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8342461" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>Again though linear isn't a railroad. And railroad isn't I have an adventure for the night, which I've planned, and everyone has all bought into the idea of that being the thing the party will do (and the GM helps by making sure the leads to the adventure are obvious or something). Railroading is the GM has an adventure planned, and no matter what the players do, it will happen, and even, it will happen in exactly the way and order the GM intended. Now, if everyone is content with that set up, its fine. If you are transparently railroading and your players are fully on board, then there is no problem. The issue is some posters seem to be suggesting it is okay to trick players into participating in their railroad (shifting encounters without their knowledge, etc). I think that is a problem&nbsp; because it is a very dishonest way to GM, but also eventually the players do pick up on it. I've seen this again and again when its happened. And if they do pick up on it, and they express resentment and call it a railroad, don't be surprised.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8342461, member: 85555"] Again though linear isn't a railroad. And railroad isn't I have an adventure for the night, which I've planned, and everyone has all bought into the idea of that being the thing the party will do (and the GM helps by making sure the leads to the adventure are obvious or something). Railroading is the GM has an adventure planned, and no matter what the players do, it will happen, and even, it will happen in exactly the way and order the GM intended. Now, if everyone is content with that set up, its fine. If you are transparently railroading and your players are fully on board, then there is no problem. The issue is some posters seem to be suggesting it is okay to trick players into participating in their railroad (shifting encounters without their knowledge, etc). I think that is a problem because it is a very dishonest way to GM, but also eventually the players do pick up on it. I've seen this again and again when its happened. And if they do pick up on it, and they express resentment and call it a railroad, don't be surprised. [/QUOTE]

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