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The number one thing is fairly simple apathy: people don't care. They are not willing to make the time, as they just don't care. "eh...

I can identify as both GM and player, with many of the reasons suggested. I'm just going to add that VTT hosted, or assisted campaigns...

I would like to differentiate between campaigns not completing and people leaving a group. We've had people leave the group in the past...

I too feel there is a difference between something I'd call an "abandoned campaign" which was stopped in the midst of a narrative vs a...

Scheduling issues and system boredroom. I had a strong D&D campaign going but one of players got bored of the system so we switched to...

Great discussion here. There are also lots of YT videos and articles that talk about the many reasons things fizzle out and ways to keep...

I am not even sure it's a burnout, or just "new shiny". I experience that as a player, too, wanting to play a different character...

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I have very dear and close friend whom i love like a brother. Great guy. For very casual, goofy, beer & pretzels game of D&D, he's...

The hard truth is that not all of your friends make for good D&D friends. Many people (especially casual games) play with whom they can...

I think finding the right formula of playstyle and interest for completing a campaign is rare. For a long time you had rely on whoever...

That's what I feel too. It's almost like marriage and dating. You either find the group you'll stay for long campaigns with, or you move...

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I’ve run maybe 20-30 year+ long campaigns, and only three I abandoned. One was when I found that the material I was using was by an...

Scheduling. Back when we were in school, everyone always had a surplus of free time, a limited number of responsibilities, and not all...