Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
gameinfo:west_marches [2025/06/08 01:42] – restlessgameinfo:west_marches [2025/06/08 01:46] (current) – restless
Line 1: Line 1:
-FIXME 
- 
 ====== What is meant by a “West Marches” game? ====== ====== What is meant by a “West Marches” game? ======
  
 A lot of people talk about a "West Marches" campaign, but what //is// it, exactly? A lot of people talk about a "West Marches" campaign, but what //is// it, exactly?
  
 +In short, it is a player-directed, player-scheduled game that is character-driven rather than plot-driven.  Information is shared between the (theoretically) large pool of players, leading to open competition between players to achieve objectives as they are uncovered.  Also, all sessions need to start and end at the origin point so that characters are available for the next expedition should the player wish to play in it.
  
 +You can also look at [[https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/120770/what-defines-a-west-marches-campaign|this question]] on the RPG StackExchange for more information.
  
- +\\
- +
-Link:  [[https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/120770/what-defines-a-west-marches-campaign]]+
  
 Links to original articles by Ben Robbins, who originally coined the term "West Marches" based on the eponymous campaign: Links to original articles by Ben Robbins, who originally coined the term "West Marches" based on the eponymous campaign:

Trace:

You are standing in a field west of a white house with a boarded front door.

There is a mailbox here.

>_