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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 6577018" data-attributes="member: 2518">Why do you think that not railroading players automatically means an adversarial "DM vs. Player" relationship?I do have a lot of respect for my players and that respect includes letting them shape the story of their characters and not forcing them onto a story I want to tell by various means, including changing the HP of monsters mid game to get the outcome I want or to make specific events ("they are killing it too fast. Lets double its HP so it can get off its cool moves...") happen.If you only derive enjoyment from letting players run along a story you created you should really ask yourself if you even need a rules system or if rules just get in the way of controlling the story, so much that you have to bend or break them if they do not lead to the result you want.And what do think your players would say if you would be honest and told them "It doesn't really matter how good your characters are in combat as I will modify every encounter until it gets the result I need to tell my story. Most of the time that means ensuring that you defeat the enemy, but sometimes I make sure you lose when I think it enhances it"?</blockquote>