http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/ Literary RPG Society of Westchester Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:55:47 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3472 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3472 Hi Jay and Stephanie, Welcome to the LRPGSW. Glad to have you aboard. While our main focus in this group is to discuss how to make our RPG Worlds more Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:49:51 GMT Bard Bloom http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3471 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3471 Cool! Welcome here! Vicki and I are serious gamers too -- we've published an indie RPG -- and we've got a 6-year-old. A 6-year-old who's seriously into RPGs, Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:35:23 GMT James Gray http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3470 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3470 Hello everyone! My name is Jay. My wife, Stephanie, and I just moved to the Westchester area. Harrison, specifically. One of our first priorities (beyond Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:24:53 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3469 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3469 Welcome to the LRGPSW TaraBrightStar! Please feel free to browse around the site, and contribute as you see fit. We look forward to hearing from you! ... Mark Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMT Reis Hansen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3468 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3468 I think railroading is when you do not allow players decisions or when their decisions do not have meaningful outcomes and should be avoided at all costs in a Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:57:23 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3467 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3467 ... players of their options in a completely overt way. It's not necessarily terrible to Railroad sometimes, if it really will help your story along. I should Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:47:43 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3466 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3466 Good points... ... Agreed. ... Agreed again. ... Agreed again. ... Exactly right. This is what I think of as acceptable Railroading. And if Magiclandia Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:45:23 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3465 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3465 Ok. That seems like a pretty good definition. I was thinking Railroading is when the GM has a story outcome in mind, and by hook or crook, despite what the Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:45:07 GMT ramnesis http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3464 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3464 In my mind railroading is when you take away player ability to affect the story. This does include taking away decision making ability, yes, but it also Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:41:16 GMT Tim Jensen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3463 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3463 Any time someone takes away control of a player's decisions, or opportunities for decisions in a way which breaks the social contract it is called Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:22:13 GMT vbwyrde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3462 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3462 The previous discussion has made me reconsider what I mean by the term Railroading in an RPG. What's your definition? -Mark Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:31 GMT ramnesis http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3461 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3461 I think this also has to do with the evolution of the game. The classic dungeons were complete deathtraps with no warning of upcoming events. Obviously they Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:21 GMT Reis Hansen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3460 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3460 "That can be done in such a way that the players do fail but they did not feel like it was completely out of their hands. That is when the GM can decieve the Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:16:55 GMT Robb Glatz http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3459 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3459 crap, someone in our campaign is going to die very soon, aren't we? Ahh well. I think knowing that Reis is part of this whole discussion of instilling the Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:33:12 GMT Reis Hansen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3458 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPGSW/message/3458 No, we're not. I'm definitely not against player death either - I just want it to be interesting or meaningful. "My Main Point: if you want to instill the