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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8842225" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p>On a preplanned plot, the players having "more control" isn't necessarily ideal. In a basic game structure common to many tables, the DM prepares a plot-based game and there's nothing else much outside of it to engage with (except perhaps killing some time with intraparty banter and of course shopping). So incentivizing the players with XP to go off the script isn't a great idea. Instead, you use story-based advancement with clear "significant goals" so the players engage with the prepared content only.</p><p></p><p>I would quibble with calling a plot-based game a "railroad" though if the players have consented to following the plot to the best of their understanding. Which I think is a good topic for Session Zero if the DM wants to run such a game. Plot-based games are generally a lot less prep than a sandbox, so it's common in my experience for DMs to gravitate toward this structure. It's not my cup of tea because I find them very strange to run, but then I have more time to devote to prep than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iserith, post: 8842225, member: 97077"] On a preplanned plot, the players having "more control" isn't necessarily ideal. In a basic game structure common to many tables, the DM prepares a plot-based game and there's nothing else much outside of it to engage with (except perhaps killing some time with intraparty banter and of course shopping). So incentivizing the players with XP to go off the script isn't a great idea. Instead, you use story-based advancement with clear "significant goals" so the players engage with the prepared content only. I would quibble with calling a plot-based game a "railroad" though if the players have consented to following the plot to the best of their understanding. Which I think is a good topic for Session Zero if the DM wants to run such a game. Plot-based games are generally a lot less prep than a sandbox, so it's common in my experience for DMs to gravitate toward this structure. It's not my cup of tea because I find them very strange to run, but then I have more time to devote to prep than others. [/QUOTE]
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