Hey all,
Lately I've been realizing that as my D&D group has gone from 3 players to 5 players, we spend much less time actually playing the game than trying to find a time when we can all meet and play. We are all married and gainfully employed, but our "every other week" game plan tends to devolve into once a month and sometimes less.
We have been operating under an unspoken rule that says that we don't game unless all of us can make it. Lately I've been mulling over the possibility of loosening that up a bit.
I was wondering how all of you handle this issue. Do you just play with whoever can make it on a given night? If not, how are the absent PCs accounted for in the story?
Have any of you tried organizing your group both ways? What are the pros & cons etc.?
Discussion/advice appreciated, thanks.
Lately I've been realizing that as my D&D group has gone from 3 players to 5 players, we spend much less time actually playing the game than trying to find a time when we can all meet and play. We are all married and gainfully employed, but our "every other week" game plan tends to devolve into once a month and sometimes less.
We have been operating under an unspoken rule that says that we don't game unless all of us can make it. Lately I've been mulling over the possibility of loosening that up a bit.
I was wondering how all of you handle this issue. Do you just play with whoever can make it on a given night? If not, how are the absent PCs accounted for in the story?
Have any of you tried organizing your group both ways? What are the pros & cons etc.?
Discussion/advice appreciated, thanks.