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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7155335" data-attributes="member: 23751">The game is a social one where the group agrees to appear and play for X period of time.&nbsp; Leaving early as [MENTION=6799753]lowkey13[/MENTION] mentioned is like a player in a game taking his ball and going home.&nbsp; It's rude.&nbsp; However, it's is also rude for the DM who is there to run a game for all of the players for X time to force a player to sit out for a majority or all of the session(or longer in some cases).&nbsp; Both people are being rude, but the one who I think is most to blame is the DM.&nbsp; The DM instigated the exchange by refusing to find another way for the player to get back into the game.&nbsp; As I mentioned in my first response in this thread, I think sitting out for 30-60 minutes is fine.&nbsp; It's not always feasible or easy to get someone back into the game in that time period, and often it's that long due to the combat that is currently happening.&nbsp; Any longer than that, and the DM should get the player participating somehow, even if it's just rolling dice to help the DM out, or maybe playing a monster or NPC that doesn't need to be run by the DM.&nbsp; The DM in question should not have put the player in a position where the player had to suffer at the game or be rude by leaving.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7155335, member: 23751"] The game is a social one where the group agrees to appear and play for X period of time. Leaving early as [MENTION=6799753]lowkey13[/MENTION] mentioned is like a player in a game taking his ball and going home. It's rude. However, it's is also rude for the DM who is there to run a game for all of the players for X time to force a player to sit out for a majority or all of the session(or longer in some cases). Both people are being rude, but the one who I think is most to blame is the DM. The DM instigated the exchange by refusing to find another way for the player to get back into the game. As I mentioned in my first response in this thread, I think sitting out for 30-60 minutes is fine. It's not always feasible or easy to get someone back into the game in that time period, and often it's that long due to the combat that is currently happening. Any longer than that, and the DM should get the player participating somehow, even if it's just rolling dice to help the DM out, or maybe playing a monster or NPC that doesn't need to be run by the DM. The DM in question should not have put the player in a position where the player had to suffer at the game or be rude by leaving. [/QUOTE]

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