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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8713593" data-attributes="member: 85555">Definitely don't let people on the internet stop you from playing how you want. I think trying to appease someone who isn't even at your table is pointless. I've been in a lot of these discussions and I think you will just find people come in with very hard definitions of their own and it can be frustrating when you view things as more open and get backlash I have to admit to some allergy to it, but that is only because I got into sandbox as a way of avoiding railroaded plots. So I tend to use language like 'situation' or 'scenario' or 'events'. But I get that plot has a pretty casual meaning and I don't think there is any reason to jump on someone for saying they have&nbsp; a plot in a sandbox Here I will agree, some of the worst advocates for sandbox play are sandbox fans (which I think is common in a lot of niche fandoms). The effect can be to make sandboxes overly intimidating to new players, or to get preoccupied with a sense of purity about them. I think it is important to have a common understanding of what the base term means, but we can surely qualify that and expect some people will use sandboxes differently.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8713593, member: 85555"] Definitely don't let people on the internet stop you from playing how you want. I think trying to appease someone who isn't even at your table is pointless. I've been in a lot of these discussions and I think you will just find people come in with very hard definitions of their own and it can be frustrating when you view things as more open and get backlash I have to admit to some allergy to it, but that is only because I got into sandbox as a way of avoiding railroaded plots. So I tend to use language like 'situation' or 'scenario' or 'events'. But I get that plot has a pretty casual meaning and I don't think there is any reason to jump on someone for saying they have a plot in a sandbox Here I will agree, some of the worst advocates for sandbox play are sandbox fans (which I think is common in a lot of niche fandoms). The effect can be to make sandboxes overly intimidating to new players, or to get preoccupied with a sense of purity about them. I think it is important to have a common understanding of what the base term means, but we can surely qualify that and expect some people will use sandboxes differently. [/QUOTE]

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