Long time listener first time commenter. Thank you for this podcast. Its so refreshing to hear your takes and advice. As a girl who is 1 year into her dnd journey, i was so worried about finding a group and getting out there. I listened to your horror stories and AITH and took in the advice. I joined a game store and went for a few adventureres league modules. I went to a few tables in a few months. But landed on the one i have been with for over 6 months. We are now all friends and play at the store one week and do a home game the next week. Ive found soke genuine friends in a time that i really needed it and i dont think i could have done it without this podcast. Thank you both for everything ❤
We have 6 players in my AS campaign and it can be hard to balance rp moments with each player, but my group is really good at making sure the quiet one gets their spotlight and isn't forgotten. When we ran our session .5's it actually was harder for me because my group loves Roleplay and deep world building so it was more demanding. During our sessions I find myself sitting down and listening more often than not, just being there to state rolls or guide things. It's actually really nice.
When I was a dm, I had a hard limit of 5 players, prefering 4. As a player, 3-5 is my ideal because I like to be able to have a balanced party, and once you go beyond 5 players it's *much* easier for characters to mechanically step on each other's toes in my experience.
Alrighty here are my pets nicknames- Thorin: Thorin Oakebutt, The Rat King, Roota-Toota-Begga, Worm, Scrat (from Ice Age) Ysette: Yeti, Yeti Spaghetti, El Dente Noodle, Smooshers, Miss Lady, Lady Ma'am George: Fart King, Georgie Porgie, The Godfather, Mr Keebler (he comes home smelling like maple syrup so we assume he works at the Keebler factory xD ) edit: MAGS I FEEL YOU ON THE FLEECE OMG! i cannot standddd when fleece touches my skin, I want to rip my teeth out
best is a party of 5 so up to 2 people can be missing and you can still have a decent session. Even better - have a session every 2 weeks and have one of your players DM a game on the off weeks where you get to play! (Had that for a while and it is Sweet As!)
I run a table for 6 currently and have run campaigns for 7 and 8 I actually prefer large tables it reduces game cancellation (we rule that as long as there are 4-5 players we can play), this campaign has been going for 2 years, my 8 player one went for 5, and we got plenty of “moments”
In terms of party size I think it’s very dependent on the DM. For me; I struggle with a party size that’s less than 4 or greater than 5. But I know at least one DM who thrives with 6+ players, and another who gets stressed out with anything more than 3 or 4 (4 is stretching it). Weirdly enough: I actually do fairly well with 1 or 2 players but it turns into more of a fluid storytelling session. Where they are involved and participating. But ultimately they are watching me tell them a story that these characters are involved in, and visualizing what’s happening. In more of an around-the-bonfire moment
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Long time listener first time commenter. Thank you for this podcast. Its so refreshing to hear your takes and advice. As a girl who is 1 year into her dnd journey, i was so worried about finding a group and getting out there. I listened to your horror stories and AITH and took in the advice. I joined a game store and went for a few adventureres league modules. I went to a few tables in a few months. But landed on the one i have been with for over 6 months. We are now all friends and play at the store one week and do a home game the next week. Ive found soke genuine friends in a time that i really needed it and i dont think i could have done it without this podcast. Thank you both for everything ❤
15:50 - Party size
31:01 - Scheduling
45:50 - DM's not knowing how to say no
59:00 - Bad Players
1:05:21 - Bad communication
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We have 6 players in my AS campaign and it can be hard to balance rp moments with each player, but my group is really good at making sure the quiet one gets their spotlight and isn't forgotten.
When we ran our session .5's it actually was harder for me because my group loves Roleplay and deep world building so it was more demanding. During our sessions I find myself sitting down and listening more often than not, just being there to state rolls or guide things. It's actually really nice.
I have 6 players. So it's seven of us all together. It can be hectic, but we make it work
I have 6 players as well across 4 timezones... Scheduling is the BBEG.
@ oh wow. I have one player in a different timezone. I can't imagine 3
When I was a dm, I had a hard limit of 5 players, prefering 4.
As a player, 3-5 is my ideal because I like to be able to have a balanced party, and once you go beyond 5 players it's *much* easier for characters to mechanically step on each other's toes in my experience.
Alrighty here are my pets nicknames-
Thorin: Thorin Oakebutt, The Rat King, Roota-Toota-Begga, Worm, Scrat (from Ice Age)
Ysette: Yeti, Yeti Spaghetti, El Dente Noodle, Smooshers, Miss Lady, Lady Ma'am
George: Fart King, Georgie Porgie, The Godfather, Mr Keebler (he comes home smelling like maple syrup so we assume he works at the Keebler factory xD )
edit: MAGS I FEEL YOU ON THE FLEECE OMG! i cannot standddd when fleece touches my skin, I want to rip my teeth out
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@@eldritchpodblast whenever he smells like syrup I pick him up and go "KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-BLERRRRRRRRR" he loves it (he does not)
My pug's name is Posey but she answers to Garbage Lady, Goblin Girl, Potato, and Mrs. Nezbit
best is a party of 5 so up to 2 people can be missing and you can still have a decent session. Even better - have a session every 2 weeks and have one of your players DM a game on the off weeks where you get to play! (Had that for a while and it is Sweet As!)
I run a table for 6 currently and have run campaigns for 7 and 8 I actually prefer large tables it reduces game cancellation (we rule that as long as there are 4-5 players we can play), this campaign has been going for 2 years, my 8 player one went for 5, and we got plenty of “moments”
My safe word world be 'safe word' Im not very creative, I came up with my passwords in a similar way
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Red-yellow-green is simple and self-explanatory to everyone out of kindergarten.
In terms of party size I think it’s very dependent on the DM. For me; I struggle with a party size that’s less than 4 or greater than 5. But I know at least one DM who thrives with 6+ players, and another who gets stressed out with anything more than 3 or 4 (4 is stretching it).
Weirdly enough: I actually do fairly well with 1 or 2 players but it turns into more of a fluid storytelling session. Where they are involved and participating. But ultimately they are watching me tell them a story that these characters are involved in, and visualizing what’s happening. In more of an around-the-bonfire moment
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