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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5074576" data-attributes="member: 18280">Sure, but a one-shot is rather like setting up the sandbox, not long-term play in the sandbox.  Even in a sandbox game, where the PCs are intended to call the shots, the first session should have a strong "hook" to point them in the right direction.  Exploring that hook introduces others, and enough information to make informed decisions.Similarly, the initial session here should have had a strong enough "hook" to get the players going, such as a partial map (for example), or rumours of a particular treasure that the PCs might be looking for.The 1e DMG example, with a large gem known to be lost in the monastery, is a perfect example.  It provides motive to do more than find a mirror and then go home.RC</blockquote>