This troper was playing {{Kult}} with a very bad and uninspired gamemaster. When I or another player tried to do something that wasn't predetermined in the adventure that we would do, it just wasn't possible... for whatever contrived reason. Deciding to go to the library to check for more information? Sorry, the library is closed for summer! After a while it felt as if I was actually in The Thirteenth Floor, starting to see the cad-lines surrounding my little universe. This experience eventually led to the creation of the trope.