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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3369643" data-attributes="member: 15651">I wish I could say that I knew firsthand about how Sagiro and his group do it, but from the comments I've read and the story hour itself, I get the impression that there are many factors involved in the success of this game over the long haul:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sagiro is willing to spend a considerable amount of effort in weaving the story</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The players are partners in this effort in that they do not purposely try to sabotage his plans (defeat them, yes, sabotage, no) and they offer up ideas from their characters for Sagiro to use (many players I know refuse to have an extensive character backstory because they don't want the DM to use it against them)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The players trust Sagiro to offer a good story that will respond to them and he trusts them to play along</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">There is little of the "DM vs. the players" attitude</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Come on, if you were part of this, would you want to be the one to screw it up and end it?</li> </ol>Oh, and lets not forget that Sagiro isn't only a DM, he plays in Piratecat's game as well.  I'm willing to bet that helps a bit with the DM burnout issues that often kill a game.</blockquote>