<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200833.msg9848899#msg9848899">Quote from: esclavage on 14-04-2014, 17:21:33</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>A request and question for our GMs...<br/><br/>Is it possible for a few items to be linked or placed in the opening OOC post?  Things like clarifying the Dinero trait and the cost of living in Gomorra is one of the items and how the gameplay will flow is another - with the two weeks of Doomtown time being three months of real life time and the breakdown of sandbox and arc-based play.<br/><br/>My question is what exactly constitutes sandbox versus arc based play.  For example, if Ginny was to lobby for Dolores to be released and placed under house arrest at the Whateley estate as opposed to the jail cell and if she was going to seek out a top legal expert to defend her auntie, is this sandbox or arc based? </strong><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I am working on a FAQ list right now to do just that.  We do know it can be hard to go back and catch up on information that may be pages back in the OOC.  The FAQ will be linked to the first OOC Thread post.  It will include all the things you mentioned plus some of the other most asked questions we get.<br/><br/>Sandbox play: Sandbox play is when the players are interacting in the various threads.  While GM NPCs may be present, the scene does not require GM involvement.  Pretty much all interactions between players and their characters is considered sandbox.  This includes casual meetings with GM NPCs and such as well.  All the posting in any thread other than the event thread will be considered sandbox.  (All GM arcs will be posted in the event thread to keep things separate).<br/><br/>GM Arc:  GM Arcs are simply the events that we want players to be involved in.  Each and every one of them has to do with the events that are happening in Gomorra.  They are GM arcs because it requires GM involvement from the start to finish.  Involvement in a GM arc will black out certain dates and times for the PC (meaning that they won't be able to run around doing other things during the arc). Think of GM events being similar (but on a smaller scale) to the<em>Something Wicked</em>event that began before.  We learned that having an open ended event that everyone could be a part of slowed the game to a crawl.  Instead of doing that, we are doing smaller ones that have a player limit involved so we don't stop the game while waiting for people to post, etc.<br/><br/>Player Created Arc: Player created arcs are started when a player or group of players sends us a PM saying "Hey, I want to have my character do....".  These are different from GM arcs because it is desired by the player but requires GM interaction through most of it.<br/><br/>To answer your more specific question, it would depend on how Ginny wanted to go about finding legal representation for her auntie.  If she wanted to ask another player to represent Dolores, she could do that portion through sandbox actions (and PMs to the player, etc).  If that player agreed, a PM could be sent to Ciosa and I and a player created arc would begin.  If you (as the player) weren't familiar with any qualified PCs for Ginny to ask, you could send us a PM us and we'd start the player created arc.<br/><br/>As for the matter of asking the Judge to alter the location of the imprisonment of Dolores, you can simply contact us about it to get the meeting going.<br/><br/>I hope that clarified everything.  If not, please feel free to ask more questions or send us a PM.  To be completely honest, we are using this method to try and streamline the game so that the events don't stop all other progress in the threads or the game as a whole.  Meaning, if a player or group of players are off doing something else, the rest of the threads are still alive and kicking.