Eyes of Nine
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Great idea, I look forward to the responses
D&D 5E Your Favorite Sandbox Support Materials
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overgeeked
Dragonbane
I went over some kind of limit trying to post my collection of sandbox resources.
Search my posts for the word “Azgaar.” I always mention it in these kinds of threads. There’s scores of links to blogs and resources. Maybe a dozen or so related videos.
Probably not mentioned are the Monster Overhaul by Skerples; Landmark, Hidden, Secret; and The Stygian Library.
All great resources.
Search my posts for the word “Azgaar.” I always mention it in these kinds of threads. There’s scores of links to blogs and resources. Maybe a dozen or so related videos.
Probably not mentioned are the Monster Overhaul by Skerples; Landmark, Hidden, Secret; and The Stygian Library.
All great resources.
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Paul Farquhar
Legend
Hexmaps that I can repurpose are useful, and short adventures and locations that I can place into the sandbox for the players to stumble over (or avoid). I tend to get them by cannibalising other things - pretty much anything really.
In a bit of synchronicity, this bundle is on sale full of a ton of sandbox type resources. Does anyone have familiarity with and opinions about any of the stuff herein?
Aldarc
Legend
This play sand from Lowes works pretty well. This should be fairly accessible and available at least in the United States. Here in Germany I would recommend this Spielsand from Obi.
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Excellent choice! I've been getting all the EN5ider articles for a while now. They are an amazing source of elements for a sandbox. The Intriguing Organizations series can also be very useful.
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Quickleaf
Legend
Seconding Worlds Without Number that @Imaro suggested - it’s fantastic for sandbox
The Perilous Wilds (Jason Lutes, Lampblack) is another excellent resource for procedural generation. So is his playtest Freebooters on the Frontier.
Any Judges Guild material you can find is also excellent.
Tome of Adventure Design (Matt Finch) deserves honorable mention, though harder to use spur of the moment.
Those are universal resources.
For 5e vignettes, the EN5ider Over the Next Hill: City of Hidden Ways (GM Lent) is a good one.
WL-16 Lammasu’s Secret (Kobold Press) is a decent one I’ve used, though there are a lot of offerings in their “Warlock” series that I haven’t touched yet.
I’ve run a few Quests of Doom (vol 1 & 2, Necromancer Games) that were pretty good. I like the diversity of vignettes in those compilations.
There are a few monster books whose lore is so good it has inspired vignette sessions for me and I think would be good fodder for sandbox. The one that comes to mind for 5e is a fan-made Witcher/Witcher-esque monster pdf called The Book of Beautiful Horrors (designed by Nathan Haslé aka u/regerem ).
The Perilous Wilds (Jason Lutes, Lampblack) is another excellent resource for procedural generation. So is his playtest Freebooters on the Frontier.
Any Judges Guild material you can find is also excellent.
Tome of Adventure Design (Matt Finch) deserves honorable mention, though harder to use spur of the moment.
Those are universal resources.
For 5e vignettes, the EN5ider Over the Next Hill: City of Hidden Ways (GM Lent) is a good one.
WL-16 Lammasu’s Secret (Kobold Press) is a decent one I’ve used, though there are a lot of offerings in their “Warlock” series that I haven’t touched yet.
I’ve run a few Quests of Doom (vol 1 & 2, Necromancer Games) that were pretty good. I like the diversity of vignettes in those compilations.
There are a few monster books whose lore is so good it has inspired vignette sessions for me and I think would be good fodder for sandbox. The one that comes to mind for 5e is a fan-made Witcher/Witcher-esque monster pdf called The Book of Beautiful Horrors (designed by Nathan Haslé aka u/regerem ).
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