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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrimCo" data-source="post: 9873194" data-attributes="member: 7044462">Same. I have friends. We also had period when we didn't play rpgs. Friend who was main DM at a time, was only one married and had just became dad, while rest of us were mostly single guys. We stopped playing for solid year, maybe longer and just played occasional game of Descent. I even took year long brake from gaming of any kind, rpg and board games, but we still hung out, went for drinks etc. Again, same here. If these guys decide to hang their d20s and move on, i'm done too. At this point in life, our sessions are part gaming, part reason to just get together and hang out as friends. Even if we get together for some D&D and spend whole session chating about random things, for me, that's not "wasted" game time, it's quality time with friends. Personally, i play with friends, good acquaintances and friends of a friends. First thing when playing with someone i don't know is vibe check. Is that person someone i want to hang out with and spend few hours on a regular basis. Every time we would start game with new people (as in, not everyone in the group knew each other), before session zero, we would all go out for drinks together and spend couple hours just hanging out, chatting and getting to know each other. If that went well, then it would be time for session zero. Also, don't start big. Start with 1 shot or short adventure, few sessions top.</blockquote>