Also, that was a great review on Quinn’s Quest. I’ll be checking your game out.

Sure, that’s a sign of a bad or inexperienced GM.

However I don’t see the connection between the two arguments. You can have a good GM that rewards player ingenuity in both a sandbox style or narrative game.

Preferring one over the other doesn’t make a person good or bad at the game.

How is wanting a certain experience like running a pre-written adventure path being a shitty DM?

I think sandbox is useful as a descriptor for what the GM or player expectations are so that like minded people can find each other.

I bought Wildsea and Lancer based on his reviews. Both are fantastic (and he accurately represents the pros and cons of each system well). You can also find him on episodes of Shut Up & Sit Down, a board game review channel.

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I can’t wait! I’m hoping for a bridge between classic tabletop war games and ttrpgs. This seems ideal and a good compliment to less crunchy or more narratively driven games.