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I never used the budgets even in 4e. With variable numbers of players, characters, skill, etc... it's all a crapshoot. And yes 4e...

I ran a sandbox campaign that had a section labeled fantasy #%^*ing Vietnam that was dirty with Tucker’s kobolds. A group of PCs...

So...I know that abbreviations are useful and all... But wouldn't it be a lot more clear to use "Chain Warlock" rather than "POC"...

In my world, I build sandboxes for ranges of levels. So start out we have some sort of base, and then there are tons of adventure...

In the real world there are only humans and they lean slightly evil. I don't equate fantasy "races" with real world ethnicities. There...

Can you tell me why? What does it limit me from doing? How does it affect players?

I am the opposite. I tend to think Gygax's idea that most everyone is 0 level except for an exception few doesn't make sense at all...

First we let them put pineapple on pizza, and now they're playing D&D with Lego instead of metal miniatures like Gary intended. It was a...

I tend to have my stuff ready or at least a good selection for the level so the players engage with what is happening in the...

I always considered racial alignment as a broad indicator and not an absolute. Perhaps that is based on a combination of culture and...

The key to something being or not being a railroad is players choose and there are options. If you have one adventure, then it's a...

In my recent campaign, elves were immortal. They could be killed but they wouldn't age naturally beyond a certain point. Kind of like...

I think any adventure path is a railroad. The plan is for you to finish module #1 and go on to module #2. You might deviate off the...

Lego Sandbox is sandbox. Open is improv. I'll only add a few nuances. The buffet is broad and not every group partakes of every...

I think a great book was Arbiter of Worlds. It covered the essentials of what a DM wanting to run an old school sandbox campaign should...