Are Linear DnD Campaigns A Bad Idea?

There is a certain stigma which surrounds the discussion of railroading players of running a linear story in a campaign . . but are they even the same thing? Surly you can design and run a more linear game without forcing your players down one path or taking away their agency. In the end it might even be what most groups are playing without realizing it! Obliteration Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/