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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RareBreed" data-source="post: 9041917" data-attributes="member: 6945590">Is railroading inhibiting player agency or character agency?I've often been fond of the idea of the Kobayashi Maru scenario.  A scenario where, no matter what choices the agent (character OR player) makes, they are bound to lose.  Take for example being a Spartan at Thermopylae, the French at Dien Bien Phu, or the Americans at Wounded Knee.  You're going to lose no matter what choices the player makes (via proxy of their character).  So does the "impactful choice" here imply being able to allow the player to tell the story he wants played out or does it mean you can not restrict the actions the player wants his character to do (and letting the chips fall where they may)?If the former, does the GM also have a say in how the story will unfold?</blockquote>