Railroading: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
1d4chan>Destro (New page: The degree of determinism in a tabletop game. Railroading occurs when the GM has a particular story or sequence of events planned out and will not allow the players to deviate from it. A ...) |
1d4chan>Myomoto No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
A small amount of railroading occurs in nearly all campaigns and is considered reasonable and necessary for a satisfying story. Excessive railroading, however, destroys the illusion of freedom that RPGs provide and alienates the players. For this reason it is important that a GM be able to improvise when his players go off the trail he's marked out for them without simply forcing them back onto it again. | A small amount of railroading occurs in nearly all campaigns and is considered reasonable and necessary for a satisfying story. Excessive railroading, however, destroys the illusion of freedom that RPGs provide and alienates the players. For this reason it is important that a GM be able to improvise when his players go off the trail he's marked out for them without simply forcing them back onto it again. | ||
[[Category:roleplaying]] | |||
Revision as of 18:39, 29 June 2008
The degree of determinism in a tabletop game. Railroading occurs when the GM has a particular story or sequence of events planned out and will not allow the players to deviate from it.
A small amount of railroading occurs in nearly all campaigns and is considered reasonable and necessary for a satisfying story. Excessive railroading, however, destroys the illusion of freedom that RPGs provide and alienates the players. For this reason it is important that a GM be able to improvise when his players go off the trail he's marked out for them without simply forcing them back onto it again.