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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wonger" data-source="post: 1567817" data-attributes="member: 17516">So let's say you have a party of six, and you game a few times a month with a fairly consistent continuous storyline.  But if your six players, typically only five can make any given session, and who happens to be the one that can't changes almost every time.In general, you can still have a consistent story and the missing man can easily get up to speed the next time.  But, how do you explain the character's absence in game?  Is there any way to make it semi-believable so that it doesn't seem so cheesy that during this important mission the Bard has to study at his college and when the party is summoned by the King, the Cleric has to tend to temple duties rather than come with?Anyone discovered any creative solutions?</blockquote>