Hello! So at least once a week I come across the same question on various RPG forums:
How do I get started building a Sandbox/West Marches campaign?
This video is my answer to that question. It is a step-by-step walk through on how to begin the campaign design journey and build an adventuring region for a fantasy campaign.
I know it's a long video (90 minutes) and I'm a nobody, but if you give it a look, you'll see how I demonstrate:
- how to start populating a map with terrain
- How to create dynamic conflicts
- How to use conflicts as ideas for adventures, towns, ruins, and other locales.
This video's finished files are here:
If you want blank resources:- Hexographer tool
- Regional Hexmap File for Hexographer (Courtesy Welsh Piper Blog)
- Google Sheets Blank Fantasy Sandbox Toolkit
Thank you very much for reading and viewing and I'd love to hear if this process worked for you!