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<blockquote data-quote="ozreth" data-source="post: 7541897" data-attributes="member: 86330"><p><span style="color: #141414">[FONT=&quot]Have read a lot of praise about it for years. The setting and style attract me. I finally bought in and I hope to run it for my 5e group soon. [/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #141414">[FONT=&quot]However, going into it I knew it was a sandbox, but for me sandbox doesn't always have to mean there isn't some over arching thing the players can always fall back on and work towards that progresses and changes as you go. From what I'm reading from a quick flip through, that is indeed the case here. It's a city, some surrounding areas, and some unrelated quests. There is also the main dungeon with a BBEG but nothing really keeping you going towards him.[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #141414">[FONT=&quot]How would you keep the sandbox feel but integrate a BBEG into most of the story?[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #141414">[FONT=&quot]On a side note: The first quest is for level 2 characters. Would I be crazy to throw them in at level 1? Or should I drop a mini adventure in the beginning to get them up to speed? I do like things a little harder, and they do too...[/FONT]</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #141414">[FONT=&quot]Any thoughts help. Thanks!</span></p><p><span style="color: #141414"></span></p><p><span style="color: #141414">PS - I have the S&W version but running with 5e so posted it here. Feel free to move it.[/FONT]</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ozreth, post: 7541897, member: 86330"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT="]Have read a lot of praise about it for years. The setting and style attract me. I finally bought in and I hope to run it for my 5e group soon. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT="]However, going into it I knew it was a sandbox, but for me sandbox doesn't always have to mean there isn't some over arching thing the players can always fall back on and work towards that progresses and changes as you go. From what I'm reading from a quick flip through, that is indeed the case here. It's a city, some surrounding areas, and some unrelated quests. There is also the main dungeon with a BBEG but nothing really keeping you going towards him.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT="]How would you keep the sandbox feel but integrate a BBEG into most of the story?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT="]On a side note: The first quest is for level 2 characters. Would I be crazy to throw them in at level 1? Or should I drop a mini adventure in the beginning to get them up to speed? I do like things a little harder, and they do too...[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT="]Any thoughts help. Thanks! PS - I have the S&W version but running with 5e so posted it here. Feel free to move it.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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