The Bandit Problem: Or What Happens When the Game Goes on WITHOUT THE DM!

Well mostly. Anyway, during the month of March of 2023, Boldvay came across some bandits, stole their loot. He then got a couple of patrons involved and they soon went to battle against the bandits. I had no involvement in this: Boldvay encountered the bandits on his own during downtime. For the battle, I told them to use the rules and keep me informed in what transpires. If I'm not mistaken, Boldvay used his wargaming rules based off of AD&D 1E/Chainmail to run this battle. And that's it! I find it more than interesting how campaign events can spontaneously happen without the aid or knowledge of the dudgeon master. With downtime, 1:1 time, and patrons, campaigns truly become living and can continue on without any input from a DM. Here's a doc written up by Boldvay on went down: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZuIh1WtKRA50-leLI06v-k6iArn6qEYEDPKoyV5rmiI/edit. Also, here's some links to a couple of sessions Boldvay ran in the Red Frontier to give you more background. In fact, you should check out his blog Fantastic Wargames Campaigns and read about the game he runs!