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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5405134" data-attributes="member: 18280">Also, even if you intend a campaign to take place in a sandbox, it is necessary to provide motivation (i.e., &quot;hooks&quot;) throughout the lifetime of the game, and stronger motivation at the beginning.Example:&nbsp; A sandbox could start with a treasure map.&nbsp; The PCs do not need to pursue it (or it would not be a sandbox), but they have a concrete goal available to them from the outset.&nbsp; As the PCs pursue that goal (or not), the GM continues to throw hooks at them for other possible goals -- both short term (haunted house on the hill, abandoned ruins) and long-term (dragon sighted, pirate raiders, slavers).&nbsp; Some of these are, of course, recursive (i.e., smugglers in haunted house are linked to pirates, humanoids in abandoned ruins sell captives to slavers, pirates and slavers both pay tribute to dragon, and so on).In a well-run sandbox, the problem should never be &quot;There's nothing to do&quot; but rather &quot;We can't pursue all of these possibilities&quot;.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 5405134, member: 18280"] Also, even if you intend a campaign to take place in a sandbox, it is necessary to provide motivation (i.e., "hooks") throughout the lifetime of the game, and stronger motivation at the beginning. Example: A sandbox could start with a treasure map. The PCs do not need to pursue it (or it would not be a sandbox), but they have a concrete goal available to them from the outset. As the PCs pursue that goal (or not), the GM continues to throw hooks at them for other possible goals -- both short term (haunted house on the hill, abandoned ruins) and long-term (dragon sighted, pirate raiders, slavers). Some of these are, of course, recursive (i.e., smugglers in haunted house are linked to pirates, humanoids in abandoned ruins sell captives to slavers, pirates and slavers both pay tribute to dragon, and so on). In a well-run sandbox, the problem should never be "There's nothing to do" but rather "We can't pursue all of these possibilities". RC [/QUOTE]

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