How long do your campaigns last, then and now?

[Lanefan]

Third in a series, this time asking simply how long (in real time) your campaigns last on average. For campaigns still going, either vote for how long it has gone so far or take a guess at how long it will last in total.

Please vote twice, once to reflect your 0-1-2e experiences and once for your 3e experiences. The options for each won't quite be the same, as 3e hasn't been around as long.

Lanefan

 

[Cedric]

Going to average the 1e/2e at 4-6 years. But 3e is more like 13-18 months for me.

 

[el-remmen]

1e/2e was usually 2 to 5 years.

My only 3.x campaign that actually finished (i.e. didn't just pitter off) lasted on month shy of 5 years.

The D&D campaign I will start this coming January, I expect to last 3 to 5 years.

 

[Lanefan]

1e/2e was usually 2 to 5 years.

My only 3.x campaign that actually finished (i.e. didn't just pitter off) lasted on month shy of 5 years.

Ideally, there'd be a way to vote once for each campaign you've run or played in, but the polling system doesn't allow for that, so this'll have to do.

Lanefan

 

[kaomera]

Tough question, since "Campaign" means something entirely different to me today than back when I was running 1e. Back then "My Campaign" was all of the adventures I had run in my own personal world, which covered a lot of ground. That would have lasted nearly ten years. However, the longest any one (semi-consistent) group of PCs did their thing was four years, with significant breaks. Of course, that doesn't include PCs who "retired" to be part-time NPCs and come back for the occasional big high-level adventure.

Sadly, I can't seem to run a 3e campaign to anything approaching a real conclusion.

 

[BryonD]

My 3E campaigns last much longer.
I think this is completely due to me being older and has next to nothing to do with edition.

 

[Imruphel]

My 3E campaigns last much longer. I think this is completely due to me being older and has next to nothing to do with edition.

Likewise. I am now much better at managing my time, preparation, disparate personalities etc... all of which translates into longer campaigns because the players just want to keep playing.

 

[diaglo]

a little shy of 11 years avg for the older editions.

about 4 to 6 months on avg for the newest editions. although, one of those lasted nearly 4 years.

 

[Seeker95]

My 3E campaigns last much longer.
I think this is completely due to me being older and has next to nothing to do with edition.

QFT and ditto.

 

[Cor Azer]

My 3E campaigns last much longer.
I think this is completely due to me being older and has next to nothing to do with edition.

Conversely, my 3E campaigns last much shorter. Despite being much better at managing my time, my entire gaming group is older, and thus we have a greater number of responsibilities (ie - jobs, spouses, kids) pulling at us, leaving much less time to play in general, and causing major disruptions to campaigns, causing most to peter out.