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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 4681057" data-attributes="member: 18280">Nicely defined.Caveat:&nbsp; In the sandbox, the DM has control over NPC plots; he has no control over whether or not the PCs are interested in them.&nbsp; Some NPC plots may intersect PC plots.&nbsp; This is not pre-planned, but occurs organically.A sandbox does not have to be static except for what the PCs do.&nbsp; Indeed, it should not remain static, because otherwise what the PCs choose not to do has no meaning.&nbsp; Thus, the Ghost Tower of Inverness might appear once each century, but the PCs might not care (or even learn this fact).&nbsp; An old ally, or an old enemy, might disappear inside the Ghost Tower, however.&nbsp; Likewise, orcs may pillage a town and burn down one of the PCs' favourite inns while the PCs are away.The &quot;events&quot; charts in the back of the 1e OA are good inspiration toward keeping a sandbox breathing even where the PCs are not directly involved.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 4681057, member: 18280"] Nicely defined. Caveat: In the sandbox, the DM has control over NPC plots; he has no control over whether or not the PCs are interested in them. Some NPC plots may intersect PC plots. This is not pre-planned, but occurs organically. A sandbox does not have to be static except for what the PCs do. Indeed, it should not remain static, because otherwise [i][b]what the PCs choose not to do[/b][/i][b][/b] has no meaning. Thus, the Ghost Tower of Inverness might appear once each century, but the PCs might not care (or even learn this fact). An old ally, or an old enemy, might disappear inside the Ghost Tower, however. Likewise, orcs may pillage a town and burn down one of the PCs' favourite inns while the PCs are away. The "events" charts in the back of the 1e OA are good inspiration toward keeping a sandbox breathing even where the PCs are not directly involved. RC [/QUOTE]

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