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<blockquote data-quote="Steelwill" data-source="post: 5404160" data-attributes="member: 90458"><p>I don't think this needs to be so one way or the other as these debates often polarize into. Railroading is only bad if it is noticeable, which if it is, means that at some point the player's have been made to feel dragged along for the ride or powerless in the process and creation of the story. However, there are some players who won't have an answer when asked,"What do you want to do?" so having a default plan of action in those instances means the game doesn't shut down while they figure it out. </p><p></p><p>The story has to be adaptable enough to tolerate these situations. The player's and the DM take turns holding the reigns of the story's direction, which IMO is what is great about tabletop RPG's, it is an exercise in story and world co-creation for everyone at the table. Sometimes it will be more the product of the DM, sometimes more of the player's, ideally equal or close parts of both. My 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steelwill, post: 5404160, member: 90458"] I don't think this needs to be so one way or the other as these debates often polarize into. Railroading is only bad if it is noticeable, which if it is, means that at some point the player's have been made to feel dragged along for the ride or powerless in the process and creation of the story. However, there are some players who won't have an answer when asked,"What do you want to do?" so having a default plan of action in those instances means the game doesn't shut down while they figure it out. The story has to be adaptable enough to tolerate these situations. The player's and the DM take turns holding the reigns of the story's direction, which IMO is what is great about tabletop RPG's, it is an exercise in story and world co-creation for everyone at the table. Sometimes it will be more the product of the DM, sometimes more of the player's, ideally equal or close parts of both. My 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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