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Originally Posted by Lord Pendragon Sandbox style also relies heavily on players who are comfortable/interested in taking the initiative. Early on in my DMing career, I once planned an entire encounter on one player's backstory, not realizing that the player in question had absolutely no personal initiative. We spent the entire session plodding along with little to no action or progress, because the player that I'd counted on to drive the action had no interest in doing so. |
Ninjas. Ninjas always get the action moving. they are also good for CYA when you failed to prepare adequately.