Adventurers crave more than just a homebase to explore from.
Construct a sandbox around the Adventurers' homebase and fill it with as many adventuresome game pieces as you can imagine or find.
Even a simple “here be dragons” somewhere on the Sandbox map may be enough to spur many adventurers.
In a fantasy-based game, a sandbox might be a single kingdom on the frontier of the unexplored area of a larger continent on the gaming world.
In a modern game, the sandbox might be a state or country during a time of great upheaval.
For a science-fiction game, the sandbox might be a moon, asteroid belt, or star system on the frontier of a settled space and unexplored region.
☐ SANDBOX NAME
What is the sandbox region or area called?
☐ SANDBOX APPEARANCE
Start with a map …
What first impressions will this sandbox make on the Adventurers?
☐ SANDBOX HOOKS
How many adventuring areas can you hide within this sandbox region?
What starting information could the Adventurers have about possible adventures out in the sandbox region?
☐ SANDBOX RUMORS / CLUES / SECRETS
What rumors, clues, and secrets can you place at, and around, each of the sandbox region adventuring sites?
☐ SANDBOX FACTIONS
Who are the powers in charge of the sandbox region and what are their agendas?
☐ SANDBOX GOVERNMENTS
Who are the public servants of the sandbox region and who do they answer to?
☐ SANDBOX ORGANIZATIONS
Who are the other groups organized to action and what are their purposes?
☐ SANDBOX LAWS
What legal tripwires lay in wait to snare the Adventurers unexpectedly?
☐ SANDBOX POLITICS
What are the driving attitudes causing conflict between the groups in and around the sandbox region?
☐ SANDBOX CORPORATIONS, UNIONS, OR GUILDS
Who are the commercial and professional groups around the sandbox region?
☐ SANDBOX RELIGIONS
What do the populations of the sandbox region believe in?
☐ SANDBOX CUSTOMS
What social tripewires lay in wait to snare the Adventurers unexpectedly?
☐ SANDBOX LANGUAGES
What languages are spoken or written around the sandbox region?
Create note card for each possible Sandbox region adventuring site:
| CORE DESIGN | |
|---|---|
| SANDBOX NAME | |
| SANDBOX APPEARANCE | |
| SANDBOX NEEDS / AGENDAS / HOOKS | |
| ADDITIONAL DESIGN | |
| SANDBOX RUMORS / CLUES / SECRETS | |
| SANDBOX FACTIONS | |
| SANDBOX GOVERNMENTS | |
| SANDBOX ORGANIZATIONS | |
| SANDBOX LAWS | |
| SANDBOX POLITICS | |
| SANDBOX CORPORATIONS, UNIONS, OR GUILDS | |
| SANDBOX RELIGIONS | |
| SANDBOX CUSTOMS | |
| SANDBOX LANGUAGES |
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