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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nameless1" data-source="post: 5291126" data-attributes="member: 83379">It really does sound like you want to play, but you have no one else to GM.My solution would be to try a GMless game. There are several that are good and produce something like what you describe. Low prep and allows everyone to participate in the mystery of world exploration.I have several games to suggest. The first is <a href="http://ericjboyddesigns.com/The_Committee.aspx" target="_blank">The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries.</a> There is a nice <a href="http://ericjboyddesigns.com/Documents/The%20Committee%20Jubilee%20Edition%20Preview.pdf" target="_blank">preview game</a> to check out before you buy, and the game is really fun. The default is a choice between Victorian era or Indiana Jones style 1930s. It is easy to hack the flavor to anything that you would like, and there are people who use it for D&D style dungeoncrawling. It recreates the expidition to the dungeon style game really well. The best of my suggestions for dungeoncrawling.The next that I would suggest is <a href="http://cobwebgames.com/index.php/games/hell-for-leather/" target="_blank">Hell for Leather.</a> Very good game and very action oriented. Plays to completion in a few hours with no prep and can be expanded to be a serial if you would like. There is also a <a href="http://cobwebgames.com/index.php/hell-for-leather-rpg-free-edition/" target="_blank">free version.</a> It can easily recreate the quest sort of story arc, a la Fellowship of the Ring or Eye of the World.The last is one I have yet to play, but it really seems like it would produce a great campaign. <a href="http://boxninja.com/" target="_blank">Remember Tomorrow</a> is by default a cyberpunk game, but hacking the flavor is very easy. No free version, but for $5, it is almost free. This seems like it would be a great way to get a political sort of game, with multiple factions, well developed villains, and interesting heros. I could see doing superheros, a city campaign, or an Ebberon game really easily with Remember Tomorrow. I need to play this game to find out, but the designer is an award winning game designer.Now if you are really dedicated to playing D&D, and you don't want a lot of prep, I am not sure that sandbox is the way to go. Sandboxes involve heavily detailing the world before play, and that goes against your desire for low prep as well as your desire to preserve the mystery for yourself. I think some of the indie games with player empowerment and minimal prep would accomplish what you want better than D&D.Just my 2 cents though.</blockquote>

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