Older Beholder
Hero
The only way a gaming style can go extinct is if no one plays that way anymore.
And the only way that can happen is if no one enjoys that style of play anymore.
And if no one enjoys that style of play, is it really any great loss?
Reading this thread has made me realise that what I thought was Sandbox play is actually open world, and that I’ve probably never actually played a sandbox game.
As a DM I use sandbox elements, like a starting town might just have a few things going on and it’s up to the players to find what they do, but once they pick a path I’ll prepare the next session based on that, which may or may not be a railroad for a while.
And the only way that can happen is if no one enjoys that style of play anymore.
And if no one enjoys that style of play, is it really any great loss?
Reading this thread has made me realise that what I thought was Sandbox play is actually open world, and that I’ve probably never actually played a sandbox game.
As a DM I use sandbox elements, like a starting town might just have a few things going on and it’s up to the players to find what they do, but once they pick a path I’ll prepare the next session based on that, which may or may not be a railroad for a while.