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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5763687" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>Sorry about the multiple quotes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It can be if you prep Dungeon X and the PCs have to go do dungeon X for there to be an adventure tonight. But in my sandbox games there are a bunch of dungeons nested in the environment, the PCs can go delve any of those, or do something completely different. In that case I don't see any 'specific story and plot' other than what is generated in play.</p><p></p><p>This can certainly result in prep that goes unused. Eg in my Wilderlands game I created the Neo-Nerathi 'Fortress of Thulseus Doomfire', but the PCs did not go there. An hour or so of mapping & design went unused! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Likewise I might take 15 minutes to read over a bit of the Yggsburgh book that the PCs might get involved with, but in the event never get to.</p><p></p><p>Even unused dungeons can enrich the campaign though. The Wilderlands group likewise has not gone to the 'Tomb of the Demon Empress' (Tomb of the Tiefling Empress, Dungeon Delve #5), but its existence and the events around it (Neo-Nerathi Necromancer engaged in long-term research) create a backdrop to actual campaign events.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5763687, member: 463"] Sorry about the multiple quotes. It can be if you prep Dungeon X and the PCs have to go do dungeon X for there to be an adventure tonight. But in my sandbox games there are a bunch of dungeons nested in the environment, the PCs can go delve any of those, or do something completely different. In that case I don't see any 'specific story and plot' other than what is generated in play. This can certainly result in prep that goes unused. Eg in my Wilderlands game I created the Neo-Nerathi 'Fortress of Thulseus Doomfire', but the PCs did not go there. An hour or so of mapping & design went unused! :eek: Likewise I might take 15 minutes to read over a bit of the Yggsburgh book that the PCs might get involved with, but in the event never get to. Even unused dungeons can enrich the campaign though. The Wilderlands group likewise has not gone to the 'Tomb of the Demon Empress' (Tomb of the Tiefling Empress, Dungeon Delve #5), but its existence and the events around it (Neo-Nerathi Necromancer engaged in long-term research) create a backdrop to actual campaign events. [/QUOTE]
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