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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 4780591" data-attributes="member: 12731">In "tightly plotted adventure paths" the heroes encounter level-appropriate fights. The risk of happening upon an unexpectedly high-level adversary is very much reduced in official adventures at least.And the grind is more acutely felt against high-level foes (especially a single high-level solo).So you're right in there not being a defining difference between different styles of play. It's just that (what I call) sandbox play runs a higher risk of encountering grind: the players might have the resources to fight an unwinnable fight for hours of game time before realizing they need to flee if put up against a sufficiently lop-sided foe (with extreme hp and underwhelming damage).This doesn't mean all sandboxes have this issue, or that no pre-defined adventures can't.</blockquote>