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<blockquote data-quote="HooliTheBird" data-source="post: 9763153" data-attributes="member: 7054060"><p>Absolutely. I actually had a scheduling meeting with my players about a week ago to gauge everyone's availability and their working hours (for those who work). I have two players who will probably only join in as is convenient for them, but the rest are all going to full-time it. I handled the six of them our first session, and it wasn't too stressful. My only thing is I really want to try my best to give them each their moments so they feel equally valued as players, which is a little difficult, but they're all very understanding and patient with me.</p><p></p><p>For sure. That's how I mostly intend on scheduling things. Pick a time that will most likely work for the group I'm playing with that day, and just pray they can make it. And it does work most times, cause no one wants to miss out on D&D, ha!</p><p></p><p>Yes, this is wonderful! My boyfriend would do this when he would DM for us. Every session, he'd make one unique item for each player and give us a little sheet for it. Made us feel very special. </p><p>I decided to do the same for my players on our first session. I made a few unique items for them that they could find naturally in the world that appealed to their characters and personalities. It was a big hit!</p><p>My favorite part about this game is making people feel seen and appreciated, like their role in the world of the game is truly important. I love making my friends feel loved and appreciated. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Thank you for all of your advice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HooliTheBird, post: 9763153, member: 7054060"] Absolutely. I actually had a scheduling meeting with my players about a week ago to gauge everyone's availability and their working hours (for those who work). I have two players who will probably only join in as is convenient for them, but the rest are all going to full-time it. I handled the six of them our first session, and it wasn't too stressful. My only thing is I really want to try my best to give them each their moments so they feel equally valued as players, which is a little difficult, but they're all very understanding and patient with me. For sure. That's how I mostly intend on scheduling things. Pick a time that will most likely work for the group I'm playing with that day, and just pray they can make it. And it does work most times, cause no one wants to miss out on D&D, ha! Yes, this is wonderful! My boyfriend would do this when he would DM for us. Every session, he'd make one unique item for each player and give us a little sheet for it. Made us feel very special. I decided to do the same for my players on our first session. I made a few unique items for them that they could find naturally in the world that appealed to their characters and personalities. It was a big hit! My favorite part about this game is making people feel seen and appreciated, like their role in the world of the game is truly important. I love making my friends feel loved and appreciated. :) Thank you for all of your advice! [/QUOTE]
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