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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7870570" data-attributes="member: 6803664">I think you've mentioned this before, but how many players do you have?Anyways, I'd keep the ones who were interested in playing &amp; regularly show up.&nbsp; I'd ask them what kind of game/adventures they wanted to play &amp; cater to that.For the ones who're always late?&nbsp; If they were otherwise worth keeping I'd do one or both of these things:&nbsp; A) look at if they're late because the start time doesn't work - last year I had two players for whom it just wasn't possible to make it to the game at 5:30/6pm.&nbsp; So we just moved the start time back to 6:30. Problem solved.B) Lie to them &amp; tell them the start times about 30 minutes earlier than it really is.&nbsp; That way when they walk in &quot;late&quot;.... <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; If neither works/is an option I'd drop them.For the ones who're always canceling or forgetting?&nbsp; I'd just drop them.&nbsp; If there were some reason I couldn't drop them, then I just wouldn't worry about them or what they wanted in a game.&nbsp; If they didn't show?&nbsp; So what.&nbsp; If they do show?&nbsp; Then they can play an NPC (see below*) or run monsters during the combat.I might have the group decide on &amp; roll up an extra character or two.&nbsp; These would be group controlled NPCs.&nbsp; Except on nights when guests/one of the unreliables showed up.&nbsp; Then it'd be 1st come, first served.&nbsp; Anyone after that gets to help run team monster.The NPCs lv when the dedicated players do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7870570, member: 6803664"] I think you've mentioned this before, but how many players do you have? Anyways, I'd keep the ones who were interested in playing & regularly show up. I'd ask them what kind of game/adventures they wanted to play & cater to that. For the ones who're always late? If they were otherwise worth keeping I'd do one or both of these things: A) look at if they're late because the start time doesn't work - last year I had two players for whom it just wasn't possible to make it to the game at 5:30/6pm. So we just moved the start time back to 6:30. Problem solved. B) Lie to them & tell them the start times about 30 minutes earlier than it really is. That way when they walk in "late".... :) If neither works/is an option I'd drop them. For the ones who're always canceling or forgetting? I'd just drop them. If there were some reason I couldn't drop them, then I just wouldn't worry about them or what they wanted in a game. If they didn't show? So what. If they do show? Then they can play an NPC (see below*) or run monsters during the combat. I might have the group decide on & roll up an extra character or two. These would be group controlled NPCs. Except on nights when guests/one of the unreliables showed up. Then it'd be 1st come, first served. Anyone after that gets to help run team monster. The NPCs lv when the dedicated players do. [/QUOTE]

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