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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takasi" data-source="post: 4867255" data-attributes="member: 20194">Even I have trouble picturing a completely static world where nothing happens.  All worlds have some level of dynamic activity.  There is a level of pacing though, and this can be measured from world to world.One thing to examine is out of the ordinary, non 'status quo' events.  For example, the crime rate in our world stays relatively the same in any given area from year to year.  But sometimes there are crimes that are out of the ordinary, that are so bizarre they capture attention.  Examples include a person in a position of power being assassinated or a maniac going on a killing spree or a terrorist bomb being detonated.  In your fantasy world, how often do events like these happen in a given community, like a small town?  Once every decade?  Every year?  Every month?  Every day?  Every hour?In a more status quo sandbox game, these out of the ordinary events happen much less frequently.  Sure there are routine dangers, but nothing so unusual that they would change society.Another analogy is weather.  Status quo does not mean it has to be always sunny (or cloudy) in the world.  There are storms and seasons, day and night.  Sometimes there are really big storms that wipe out communities, but how often does that happen?  Maybe once a generation?  Or have you placed your campaign in the magical medieval version of a hurricane prone gulf town, where these things happen every year?The DM determines the goals and sets the timeline.  More Dynamic:  There are doomsday cults hiding in every tavern cellar who try to enact a different wacky scheme to shake up the world every day.  More Status Quo: There are fewer cults, they gather farther away from society and for they are 'sleepers', willing to wait for years after the campaign starts before striking.</blockquote>

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