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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 4412489" data-attributes="member: 42040">Our group started the summer with 7-8 players and that number has quickly dropped so low that as of the last two sessions we have had a DM and 2 players (and one of those players is moving in two weeks). Two guys are moving away, another two live an hour away and gas prices are a big consideration, another just stopped coming, another got a job, another found LOTR: Shadows of Agmar. In an attempt to entice players to come, I prepped a high level adventure and created pre-generated characters, spending around 7 hours of my free time last week. When we didn't have enough players to run the game, the two guys and I just watched South Park - which was funny - but it was painful (and inconsiderate) to not play the session I had prepared. We have had other people DM - in fact, I've recently taken over the reigns from another DM who was experiencing similar troubles. So it's not just me; it's just the situation. So is it time for me to suspend the gaming group - which hasn't really happened in 10 years? It seems to be getting more and more difficult to find gamers locally, so we may never be able to replenish the ranks. If I do suspend the group, is it worth the extra time to try to prep a game for online play? Can one find reliable players? Retreater</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 4412489, member: 42040"] Our group started the summer with 7-8 players and that number has quickly dropped so low that as of the last two sessions we have had a DM and 2 players (and one of those players is moving in two weeks). Two guys are moving away, another two live an hour away and gas prices are a big consideration, another just stopped coming, another got a job, another found LOTR: Shadows of Agmar. In an attempt to entice players to come, I prepped a high level adventure and created pre-generated characters, spending around 7 hours of my free time last week. When we didn't have enough players to run the game, the two guys and I just watched South Park - which was funny - but it was painful (and inconsiderate) to not play the session I had prepared. We have had other people DM - in fact, I've recently taken over the reigns from another DM who was experiencing similar troubles. So it's not just me; it's just the situation. So is it time for me to suspend the gaming group - which hasn't really happened in 10 years? It seems to be getting more and more difficult to find gamers locally, so we may never be able to replenish the ranks. If I do suspend the group, is it worth the extra time to try to prep a game for online play? Can one find reliable players? Retreater [/QUOTE]

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