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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8092948" data-attributes="member: 6803664">It's not a campaign that's ending.  It's the group.Individual campaigns come & go.  The "Sunday Game" has hosted at least 9-10 campaigns, some consecutively, some alternating weeks/months, dozens of short one-offs, about 7 systems, & the occasional board game sessions.  Sunday evenings were when everyone in this group could get together game-wise.  It was a fatal combo of:1) Republicans.2) One of the other players burning out of gaming (we've all been there at some point).3) The current DM being really bad at running anything but combat.  Wich has accelerated #2.4) Not enough of us left after 1 & 2.  There were four of us.  Now there's only two.Explanations in reverse order;[SPOILER]For many years (since before "The Sunday Game") the core of this group was A, B, & Ccs.  Plus a variable # of others rotating in/out over the years.  The three of us were friends prior to & aside from gaming.A has always been a bit of an naughty word.  But it was at an acceptable degree & balanced out by others (especially B).Summer of '18 the game was running nicely with 5 of us - then B passed away leaving the group at 4.  We played throughout the fall & '19 with us four + the occasional 5th sitting in for an adventure/few weeks at a time.  We were just discussing adding an additional player or two  - & then 2020....Well, 2020 has not been an ideal environment to recruit new gamers for a live game.  So as we know the four of us are reasonably + staying safe (three of us work from home & one has a super low contact job) we figure we're OK to get together for a few hours each Sunday.4 people total though doesn't offer much padding though if something goes wrong.Current group was;R = DMACcsLThe current DM (R) is really bad at running anything but combat.  And has chosen to run a PF AP where downtime & non-combat NPC interaction is a very prominent feature.  I'll give him credit for trying something beyond generic combat Dungeon Crawl.  But he's completely failing, resulting in a phenomenally boring campaign.   The result is that we'll play half a book, some one else will run an adventure, then we'll pick up the AP again, wash rinse repeat.....One of the players (L), the "new guy" at 5 years with the group, is suffering gaming burnout.  Like I said, we've all experienced that....  It's been building for the past year.  He's also rather stressed out about the pandemic & it's been tough for him to even come out of his hole.  But damn it, your only social interaction cannot be waiving to the Door Dash driver!A main campaign where 1/2 of any session is extreme tediousness + making a new character every 6-8 weeks isn't helping.On top of that he'd just relocated last fall for his job - and now has a 40-45 minute drive.  For very little payoff.The Republicans.....At his best, player A has never been too concerned with being on time.  15m/20m has been pretty normal over the years.  Then it's been 30-45 minutes.  Recently it's been 45-65 minutes....This is easier to deal with within a larger group.  Not so easy when he's 1/3 of the party.He also often makes the most 2d mono-trick characters.  Always has.  As with his callous approach to timeliness this is best absorbed by a larger group.But then there's his politics.  Like I said, player A has always been a bit of an ass.   But since 2016 he's become ever more the example of all the bad things about the current Republicans.  He's willfully ignorant and completely indifferent to reality/the needs of others.  And he's forgotten that the place for trolling Dems/others is on-line, not at the gaming table with your friends whom you know don't share your views.So 3/4 through the session he derails things & begins gloating about the death of RBG, spewing Republican nonsense about the epidemic, etc.  (seriously, he's become about a step away from being a Bleach drinker.  At this point I consider him mentally ill)This leads to direct conflict with the DM/host & effectively ends the session.After he's gone the DM tells L & I that he'll keep gaming with us, but not with A....  That he just can't associate with A anymore.  I'm forced to concur on that.L decides that this was the final straw & that he's out & not gaming anymore {my opinion: for now anyways} That leaves just me & the DM.  Not enough to run a decent RPG & he doesn't play miniature or board games.So the end of the Sunday Game.All isn't lost though.  We three are still friends & will see each other.  Well the DM & I will.  We might have to take a road trip & dig L out of his apartment now & then.  Like I said, your only interaction cannot be limited to DoorDash. I'll still see A every few weeks for Warhammer.And I'll see if the Thur 5e group is open to another player (we've got 4.5 players atm & room at the table).  If they are I'll extend the invite to the DM.  None of them could make the Sunday Game, but maybe R can make it on Thur....[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

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