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I'm not trying to get at anything. There is no "gotcha" at the end of this rainbow. I'm just stating my point as far as the language people use is concerned.

I'm really not trying to be "that guy". But this helps my point...in so far as its the point as it exists in my tiny tiny brain. When i say that a sandbox is a myth (and its tongue in cheek, I'm not mocking anyone) what i mean is.....there always needs to be DM prep to some degree. And there...

Fair point.

Doesn't that mean that different people define (i hate the definitions game) what is and isn't a sandbox differently?

True or False: In sandbox play the party shows up and does whatever they want and the Dm has to adjust to that?

Sandbox is a word people use to describe the lack of linearity (if that’s even a word). I’m saying that there is always some degree of linear play. And if there is always some linear play….therenis no need to differentiate one style of play from another. This is just how my mind works. I’m...

The sandbox posits that the players have unbridled freedom. I posit that in any game that requires a DM…players do not have this freedom. Now people will hem and haw about shades of this or that and degrees of that or this. What it all comes down to (for me) is this….a D&D game (this being...

It seems like people are arguing over what a sandbox even is.

Labels cause arguments. That was the point of my original “sandboxes are a myth” statement.

If every person playing every game came up with a label for every style of play in action….we’d be buried under semantic distinctions. At some point all of the distinctions become meaningless. To me at least. How I play is personal to me and I can describe it without assigning labels. People...

I’ve never optimized a character. Y’all are speaking Greek to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I like to start a campaign with one main plot line. With the intention of getting to that end by level X. Along the way we usually get distracted by new plots. So it’s not unusual for one campaign to have many many plots. How long a campaign is and when it ends usually comes down to….are...

OMG!!! I'm a Virgo!!!! ☺️

When other people use labels it helps to know what it is that they mean. I didn't wont, and can't insist any one do anything. Were all volunteers here. We choose to enter these discussions. I don't tell people they are wrong. I disagree with them. You are welcome to disagree with me...i...

I appreciate your appreciation. 😊

I’m not a labels person. A game is just a game. Labels create division.

We agree. Here’s what happened. In the mystical before times a DM would buy a module/adventure and run it. Which was nice until players got smart and realized they could give the DM a hard time. “Go left you say…why I’ve got agency so I’m going to go right since I don’t really respect how...

I’m just interpreting the comments as they come my way. Everyone’s opinions are valid. I don’t present my responses as facts or other responses as wrong. I can’t control how others interpret my opinions. I can choose to disengage with statements that I don’t feel further the conversation...

We’ll just have to agree to disagree. I appreciate the engagement. Most of these threads turn into angry exchanges. I don’t feel the usual “verbal diarrhea” serves the community. Now I’ll get flack for saying so I image. Have a great weekend.

I’ve never run a full pre published adventure path. Those are great to cherry pick but it’s too much work to read it all and stick to it. When I build games I use the characters as the foundation. For me the whole point of gaming is keeping the players interested. If I want to fight uphill...