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Well in a true Sandbox there is no "plot." Usually things progress based on a natural progression (usually based on what the DM thinks...

No, a classic sandbox is having all of the areas, NPCs etc. already set. The PCs then can wander freely and encounter them, but they are...

Really, Never? I once had a DM who would literally keep referring to the book (fiction book not adventure book) he was cribbing the...

It's always good to have at least one time in a group where the villain wins big or even "permanently." - just so everyone sees it can...

But gaming isn't or shouldn't be like that. If the party suffers a TPK/near TPK most groups just have everyone make new characters and...

100% agree that's the way it SHOULD be.

100% agree it's possible and for me it's actually preferable to not only incorporate player preference but to actively feature it. But...

From this thread and from many others before it, GMs who espouse a traditional sandbox style (at least the ones I've seen discuss it on...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you, then, consider the traditional sandbox style (where the DM authors everything and sets all...

Nothing immediately, if they were TPK'ed probably what @Mort already wrote. It was my first ever (despite years of DMing ) having a...

That's only true if you can't lose. Far as I know, nothing about a linear campaign mandates that.

Not @UngainlyTitan but, in answer, see where that leads. The players are often surprising, they're on the ropes but pull out the clutch...

I've found a combination like Phandelver works well. Found that most players despise the "no bread crumbs" approach and most DMs don't...

I would too... but Crimson has been saying that any adventure where a breadcrumb is left to potentially lead a party somewhere next is...

Considering the discussion in this thread, and the generally accepted rationalization of what it is to be railroaded, I can very well...