Sep 18, 2016 3:24 pm
D&D at it's core, as well as most Tabletop RPG's, is about playing as a group. Everyone has their roles. The GM agrees to run the game and the players agree to play the game and not derail it too much. Due to the weird time nature of PbP, this site brings those things to the forefront. If anyone disappears for awhile, everything grinds to a halt.
So this brings me to my point. If you don't want to play in a group anymore, SAY SOMETHING. I run a campaign in which two people have already wanted to leave. One came to me first and I was able to fix their issue and now they are happy. The other just left. This leaves the 5 other players and I with a random PC to deal with, which is not fun.
I also play in a game run by someone else. This person went on a camping trip for a week, which of course is ok, but never came back. They posted nothing for almost a month, only telling us the game wasn't going to work after I asked. This is highly annoying as a player. I spent a month planning out a character, detailing backstory and everything, only to have to throw it out.
So I ask you nicely, if you don't want to be a player anymore, come to your GM first. And if your a GM who doesn't want to run a game anymore, just tell your players. Please.
So this brings me to my point. If you don't want to play in a group anymore, SAY SOMETHING. I run a campaign in which two people have already wanted to leave. One came to me first and I was able to fix their issue and now they are happy. The other just left. This leaves the 5 other players and I with a random PC to deal with, which is not fun.
I also play in a game run by someone else. This person went on a camping trip for a week, which of course is ok, but never came back. They posted nothing for almost a month, only telling us the game wasn't going to work after I asked. This is highly annoying as a player. I spent a month planning out a character, detailing backstory and everything, only to have to throw it out.
So I ask you nicely, if you don't want to be a player anymore, come to your GM first. And if your a GM who doesn't want to run a game anymore, just tell your players. Please.