73: West Marches

In this episode, we discuss West Marches, a style of sandbox play which is designed for a large group of players. It also ties in nicely with the new campaign we're about to start running for our higher-tier Patreon supporters - a West Marches game with a big pool of players and revolving GMs (Matt & Liam). So without further ado, here's our thoughts about West Marches, including how we'd tweak it.

Links:
Ars Ludi West Marches post:  http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/
Matt Colville's video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAC-gBoX9k
Imgur abstract hexmap:  https://imgur.com/a/SVjv5
Invision (online whiteboard):  https://www.invisionapp.com/
Google Sheets WIP campaign workbook:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swJqRWlcg0gzJfrDifjHMzvhBr_Y45QdVXq0YDyclkQ/edit?usp=sharing
Reddit - tweaking the WM map: https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/63f5eb/the_playermap_in_a_west_marches_campaign/

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