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DM Advice: How to railroad without railroading

I have been DMing for a while, but I have recently come across a method of worldbuilding that has transformed how I create campaigns. This method also allows me to make shorter campaigns that have a end-point trajectory, rather than one that is open ended, and helps me to create satisfying stories. Additionally, this helps to...

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Here’s how it usually works in the groups I’ve played with.

DM: I’m going to run a game.

Everyone else: Awesome! No one else has time/energy/desire to be the DM.

DM: I’m going to railroad you because it’s the best/quickest/easiest way for us to get going. Is that ok with you?

Everyone else (grateful for someone else being the DM): Chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga. Choo choo!

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Oh yeah, I wasn’t trying to crap on your post. The stuff you described is A+ DMing and will get a really strong, fun campaign going.

My comment was more about the perception of railroading as a huge problem. I think potential new DMs might be dissuaded from DMing if they fear the players’ reaction to railroading and don’t have the skills or time to take the approach you described.

Ultimately, most players are just happy to immerse themselves in the story and go along for the ride when the DM asks them to board the choo-choo train.

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Statues are great. We also need to make sure people understand who she was and why she is important.

Don’t want a repeat of the kind of mind numbingly stupid vandalism that occurred on the Hans Christian Heg statue in 2020. en.wikipedia.org/…/Statue_of_Hans_Christian_Heg?w…

What's you favorite/best starting village/town/city in a published module/adventure/something else?

Trying to make a West marches campaign and trying to figure out what I should do for a starting town. Im currently reading through keep on the borderlands but that feels like a lot to keep track of, it’s really good so far tho. What should a town in a West marches campaign even have in it?

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Also, some antagonists. Nothing pills together a party like a common target of animosity.

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Ron Johnson took his oath of office on his cum-stained copy of Atlas Shrugged.

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Milwaukee alone has a bigger population than the four biggest cities in Iowa combined.

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Remember, each Bluey episode is 7 minutes long.

Be like Chili and Bandit for 7 minutes a day and you’re meeting the Bluey parenting expectations.

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Low stimulation shows for kids or adults?

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Wow, lots of croc fetishists taking this shitpost really seriously.

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Every day we stray further from God’s light.

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We ration them in my house. Helps that the 3-year-old is still in the “watch the same things repeatedly for two weeks” phase.

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