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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8711588" data-attributes="member: 4534">The thing with a sandbox is that they have boundaries, and if you walk too far you end up outside it.&nbsp; When you set up a sandbox campaign, you've really got to be onboard with all the players in regards to what it's all about.&nbsp; The GM needs to establish the boundaries of the sandbox and make sure everyone's onboard before you start.&nbsp; I'm feeling nostalgic, so I'm going to use the original Fallout computer role playing game from 1997 as an example.&nbsp; In Fallout, your character is tasked with finding a new chip for the water purification machine his community relies on for survival and you've got a limited amount of time before the situation becomes critical.&nbsp; Once you've got that task, you're pretty much free to go about getting the water chip however you like.&nbsp; You travel around southern California interacting with people as you see fit.&nbsp; You can even do business with a water caravan to extend the amount of time you have to get the water chip for your community.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8711588, member: 4534"] The thing with a sandbox is that they have boundaries, and if you walk too far you end up outside it. When you set up a sandbox campaign, you've really got to be onboard with all the players in regards to what it's all about. The GM needs to establish the boundaries of the sandbox and make sure everyone's onboard before you start. I'm feeling nostalgic, so I'm going to use the original [I]Fallout[/I] computer role playing game from 1997 as an example. In [I]Fallout[/I], your character is tasked with finding a new chip for the water purification machine his community relies on for survival and you've got a limited amount of time before the situation becomes critical. Once you've got that task, you're pretty much free to go about getting the water chip however you like. You travel around southern California interacting with people as you see fit. You can even do business with a water caravan to extend the amount of time you have to get the water chip for your community. [/QUOTE]

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