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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7458370" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I can't speak for the OP, but what I do is have the players tell me what they did during the break.&nbsp; &nbsp; Settled down on the farm? Great.&nbsp; You may have heard some rumors from that traveler who asked for shelter that stormy night.&nbsp; Hunted orcs? Awesome.&nbsp; You were never able to find &quot;king&quot; Grozzle but you did manage to gather a little more information which might come in handy.&nbsp; Spent time at the gambling tables? Cool.&nbsp; You made a small fortune and then lost it all while making a new ally.&nbsp; Or are they?As far as details, put in as much or little as you want.&nbsp; Want to write a short story?&nbsp; Go for it. Post it where everyone can read and be ready to give a brief summation for the group at the session for those who didn't have time to read it.&nbsp; Don't care?&nbsp; Not a problem, but I will ask for a brief outline and may fill in some details for you.The only restriction is that you don't gain or lose money unless it's something pertinent to the game (e.g. built a castle) and you don't gain any XP.&nbsp; I don't care if you fought a thousand goblins in your off-time, it doesn't count.&nbsp; Sorry but the game doesn't work that way.&nbsp; There was no real risk, so there's no gain. I also ask people OK an outline of what happened because I may nix some ideas.&nbsp; The cleric isn't going to be teleported up to Valhalla to have tea and crumpets with Thor.&nbsp; But if you want to have a whirlwind romance and now you're married?&nbsp; Fantastic, describe them for the group.I'm not the (sole) author of the campaign, I am narrator and set boundaries.&nbsp; How much or little players want to add to the story is up to them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7458370, member: 6801845"] I can't speak for the OP, but what I do is have the players tell me what they did during the break. Settled down on the farm? Great. You may have heard some rumors from that traveler who asked for shelter that stormy night. Hunted orcs? Awesome. You were never able to find "king" Grozzle but you did manage to gather a little more information which might come in handy. Spent time at the gambling tables? Cool. You made a small fortune and then lost it all while making a new ally. Or are they? As far as details, put in as much or little as you want. Want to write a short story? Go for it. Post it where everyone can read and be ready to give a brief summation for the group at the session for those who didn't have time to read it. Don't care? Not a problem, but I will ask for a brief outline and may fill in some details for you. The only restriction is that you don't gain or lose money unless it's something pertinent to the game (e.g. built a castle) and you don't gain any XP. I don't care if you fought a thousand goblins in your off-time, it doesn't count. Sorry but the game doesn't work that way. There was no real risk, so there's no gain. I also ask people OK an outline of what happened because I may nix some ideas. The cleric isn't going to be teleported up to Valhalla to have tea and crumpets with Thor. But if you want to have a whirlwind romance and now you're married? Fantastic, describe them for the group. I'm not the (sole) author of the campaign, I am narrator and set boundaries. How much or little players want to add to the story is up to them. [/QUOTE]

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