D&D General Should I leave my friend's Spelljammer game?

[Dragonhelm]

- Is a 10pm finish for a 7am start a deal breaker. Probably not. Plenty of people live comfortable on 7 hours of sleep a night. If you were enjoying a game then it probably wouldn’t be an issue. Instead it’s a convenient excuse. Though if you struggle with sleep this may be a bigger issue.

10pm is the end time, but sometimes the game goes long. Plus time to go home and a little wind-down time in the evening. Then I have to get up around 5:15am. It's not exactly 7 hours, and I'm not as young as I used to be.

Still good looking, though.

- You’re bored by interminable combat. You owe it to your friend who is getting back into DMing to give them some honest feedback and say they have the balance wrong for you and you would prefer shorter combat time and more roleplay/exploration. If you don’t give your friend the feedback how do you expect them to improve? If they can’t then that is a valid reason to leave the game.

Okay, so he's been back into it for a year now, which is great. He's like his old self. I've given him some feedback about it in the past, but I'm planning on talking to him again.

Even if I left this game, I still play in another one with him.

- Some players are being crude. It’s a session zero thing but you have to say yellow card folks, I don’t like this. It’s not for me. Cut it out or I’m out of here. No one should have to sit through RPG that makes them feel uncomfortable. Period.

I would have a last gasp and try brutal honesty. You might find that players around you feel the same way and honest feedback (even if it risks derailing things) could improve the situation for everyone.

These aren’t strangers. It’s worth a punt to get it right.

I've mentioned the crude material before, and they compromised with me by cutting it out out-of-character. The lady playing the hedonist monk says she's not going to change the way she plays him.

I appreciate the feedback.

And everyone, thank you.

 

[Koloth]

You joined the game to help your friend deal with a divorce and be a GM. Sounds like mission accomplished. You were unemployed at the time and presumably had time to burn. You don't now. IMO - time to call it and leave the game. Emphasize your new job hours and current lack of sleep. Should be reason enough. No real reason to mention your current lack of fun or other issues more then you already have.