tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post8673433563117398355..comments2024-02-27T07:06:23.481-06:00Comments on Tower of Zenopus: Sandbox RejectionBlacksteelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-12271142357703229572012-02-02T08:16:23.708-06:002012-02-02T08:16:23.708-06:00I've found the classic sandbox not to much to ...I've found the classic sandbox not to much to my current group's (most recent group's) liking either.<br /><br />What works better for me is a sort of branching flow/directed sandbox approach. The world they are in is a sandbox, but pails, shovels and various small toys have been left in the sandbox for them to find (or not) in order to give them some ideas on where to go and what to do. I don't really show to much favor toward any one item or idea so they are free to pursue the story that interests them.<br /><br />As time goes on, I use the early plots to reveal more of the world and then ask the players where they want to go or what they want to do next. This is when the campaign takes a turn toward a more traditional sandbox, with players saying, "Well, we were wondering what was over there on the far side of the map".Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-54728136333025411472012-02-01T18:48:21.297-06:002012-02-01T18:48:21.297-06:00The thing is if I only have one group of players, ...The thing is if I only have one group of players, and they spend their time looking for rumors and leads that I drop, then it's not really a sandbox game anymore at that point. I try to keep multiple paths alive anyway as they level up, but it's not really a classic "sandbox" environment, more of a branching flow type approach.<br /><br />I'm not rejecting it for good - I'm just letting it go for now as if I try to run it like I was envisioning then we're all going to be unhappy. Plus the open table thing was a big part of it too and they really seem uninterested in that angle. I'll survive - I have enough other options that we're still going to have fun with it. Plus they owe me now, and I'm going to make them pay by going old school one way or another.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-75209485328842533432012-02-01T18:04:27.786-06:002012-02-01T18:04:27.786-06:00You could of course play your type IV sandbox... a...You could of course play your type IV sandbox... and the players can play their game. There is not a reason that one can not be the other, you just have a more preped version of a sandbox, and rely on them to make more decisions.Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.com