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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 916055" data-attributes="member: 4779">I voted other.There are a few variables that I take into account:1)&nbsp; Party size.&nbsp; A larger party can handle more and sometimes dividing the resources is a good challenge.&nbsp; A smaller party is harder pressed when separated.&nbsp; In both cases, the DM should be prepared or bad things can happen.&nbsp; As a PC, the tension increases when either I am alone or isolated without a key party member (&quot;You mean we don't have the cleric with us!?&quot;).2)&nbsp; DM skill.&nbsp; When I run I try and keep the group together however there are plenty of chances for the PCs to split up if they like, especially in towns.&nbsp; As a player I need to have confidence that my DM will take proper care of time and be able to handle the different PCs doing different things as other players (myself included) can get bored when not in the spotlight.&nbsp; On the converse, some PC's like to 'watch' from time to time.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />3)&nbsp; How long the split lasts.&nbsp; Goes along with the bored aspect.&nbsp; Unless the DM really knows what he is doing, long splits can be very tedious.&nbsp; Especially if the party dynamic is strong and they need to feed off each other to roleplay.Bottom line:&nbsp; It REALLY depends on the DM.&nbsp; When I play, I try to keep the party together as I know it is stressful in general if not prepped for...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 916055, member: 4779"] I voted other. There are a few variables that I take into account: 1) Party size. A larger party can handle more and sometimes dividing the resources is a good challenge. A smaller party is harder pressed when separated. In both cases, the DM should be prepared or bad things can happen. As a PC, the tension increases when either I am alone or isolated without a key party member ("You mean we don't have the cleric with us!?"). 2) DM skill. When I run I try and keep the group together however there are plenty of chances for the PCs to split up if they like, especially in towns. As a player I need to have confidence that my DM will take proper care of time and be able to handle the different PCs doing different things as other players (myself included) can get bored when not in the spotlight. On the converse, some PC's like to 'watch' from time to time. :) 3) How long the split lasts. Goes along with the bored aspect. Unless the DM [i]really[/i] knows what he is doing, long splits can be very tedious. Especially if the party dynamic is strong and they need to feed off each other to roleplay. Bottom line: It REALLY depends on the DM. When I play, I try to keep the party together as I know it is stressful in general if not prepped for... [/QUOTE]

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