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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5406280" data-attributes="member: 10479"><p>From the DM/GM/Referee/Facilitator POV, a sandbox setting/campaign has a character (NPC) focus rather than a plot focus.  NPCs that are encountered react to situations before them rather than simply following predesigned tracks and ignoring circumstances.  There are no railroads in a sandbox.  PCs can roam the world as they please.  PCs can also have an influence on NPCs (through both direct and indirect action), though that is not a given, which is why the appearance of railroading might be present.  Sometimes the influence of PCs on NPCs can be negligible.  Players make their PCs' choices and describe their actions, DMs/GMs/Referees/Facilitators describe the consequences and other particulars sensed by the PCs.</p></blockquote><p></p>