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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9762767" data-attributes="member: 52734">Welcome to the forums!Sorry to dogpile, but as everyone has been saying eight is a lot of folks to start out with, and I would encourage splitting the group if you have the time to run two games.   You can use plot to even encourage splitting up (half the group needs to go here, the other half here, due to time constraints).  You don't even have to split for every game, but the more you do I think the less burnout you'll face.Also, take some of the load off your shoulders and let the player's actions/reactions write the direction of some elements of the storyline, especially if they have written backgrounds for their characters (if they haven't, encourage them to drop something about their past occasionally, then see if you can riff off it).  Having things open enough so the players can pursue what interests them helps both you (giving you fodder for prep) and them stay involved in the game.  Just be careful not to run things in a direction where if a player drops out or their character dies the game comes to a screeching halt because the plot thread is now dead.Finally, if you haven't already, check out places like DriveThruRPG/DM's Guild or other online shops.   There's a lot of premade material out there that can help enhance your game and adventures and scenarios you can drop in to cut down on back-end prep.  There's various free random generators all over the web that also help in those times when you get stuck or sideswiped by your players.  If you don't use electronics at your game table, visit them ahead of your game and download/print them out for later use when you might need them.Good luck!</blockquote>

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