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Message: <blockquote data-quote="perrinmiller" data-source="post: 6172807" data-attributes="member: 88649">[sblock=OOC]I am still not sure why you got the burnout exactly. I know  that DMing some people that put in little effort turns me off to a game  and I become apathetic, but I do not think that is the case here in this  particular game. We did not rush you in pace either, though we have run  a little slow at times for keeping good sustainment IMO. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I am  guessing that initially you were excited by the ideas and the long-term  things you had planned, but after several months that excitement always  fades away as things do not move so fast in PbP. I have experienced  this myself, so maybe that is the crux of the issue?  For me, I  am finding that it is best to use published material most of the time,  even if I make several modifications to change the level or only use  part of it. When I do 100% homemade material (which isn't that often),  then I only work out plans 2-3 encounters out and leave the big picture  of the plot more fluid and simple (particularly with the structure of  LPF adventuring). Sadly, working farther out in PbP often is wasted  time/effort as things always change.When I mention being "onboard", it was not for high jacking your potential plotlines and setting location. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />I  was referencing a co-DM model that would alleviate some of the lack of  time and burnout facing you, Systole, and maybe some others. Since  neither of you two have said you would continue DMing your groups after  these adventures ended this summer, that potentially leaves two of my  characters without good prospects (SK's large group is not appealing  enough to me to commit more than one character). But it also gets myself  involved in at least partially DMing at a higher level without having  to sideline my characters as well which has not been possible since it  is my characters that are going to be without adventures.So, if  we can do this, I am happy to step into the Story Teller spot for awhile  while others handle some of the other parts of DMing to allow me to  still enjoy things as a player. Though my expertise if better for  encounter planning and mapping if someone else will take the Story  Teller roll and have spoilers.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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