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<blockquote data-quote="CuRoi" data-source="post: 5443850" data-attributes="member: 98032"><p>Umm...wow. I wish I had time to read all of these.</p><p> </p><p>The first I left was in college. It was a nightmare with 15 players, 2 characters each and 3 hours between combat turns.</p><p> </p><p>The second was a game with a group of players that at first seemed fairly well organized and established. The group was esentially centered on a couple of close buddies that had been gaming together for years. They took care of hosting the games and finding new players etc.</p><p> </p><p>I had been going to their group for maybe 6 months and slowly learned that one of the founding members of the group somehow managed to annoy everyone at the table both in character and out of character. (We also determined he was cheating on rolls, but that was after I had already decided to start looking for an exit.) </p><p> </p><p>The other founding member seemed like a good guy overall, though he ocassionally got sidetracked with his more annoying friend. He usually hosted the games at his house. One night, the guy who's hosting tells me "We might have to end the game early because my father-in-law is in the hospital and he's given his final goodbyes."</p><p> </p><p>My first thought was "I'm truly sorry to hear that. I'll see you later." He assured me it was ok and so we very awkwardly started a session. </p><p> </p><p>A couple hours into the game, his wife comes in the room BAWLING. I feel like a complete douche at this point. I'm looking at the other players, they look completely uncomfortable - with the exception of the group founders. It's obvious they expect the game to continue. </p><p> </p><p>The wife talks about her dad and how she's worried and her mother is at the hospital etc. I apologize profusely and ask her if we should leave (because no one else is speaking up). Several of the long term guys start saying how "sometimes it's time for someone to go" etc. etc. Apparently the father has been in bad health and the family has known this time maybe coming for years, but still... Myself and some of the newer players are just sitting there in stunned silence. The wife however, says its ok if we stay and she wants to have people around...this as she continues to sob.</p><p> </p><p>I half-heartedly go through the motions; sort of in shock by the situation. We then find out that the mother-in-law is going to stay the night at the house and is headed here from the hospital. She shows up and looks like a walking zombie of pure exhaustion and sorrow.</p><p> </p><p>I start packing my things simultaneously with at least two of the other players to a chorus of disappointment from the long term players. I apologized to the wife and send my best wishes to her hospitalized father and leave. Suffice it to say I left the group not too long after.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuRoi, post: 5443850, member: 98032"] Umm...wow. I wish I had time to read all of these. The first I left was in college. It was a nightmare with 15 players, 2 characters each and 3 hours between combat turns. The second was a game with a group of players that at first seemed fairly well organized and established. The group was esentially centered on a couple of close buddies that had been gaming together for years. They took care of hosting the games and finding new players etc. I had been going to their group for maybe 6 months and slowly learned that one of the founding members of the group somehow managed to annoy everyone at the table both in character and out of character. (We also determined he was cheating on rolls, but that was after I had already decided to start looking for an exit.) The other founding member seemed like a good guy overall, though he ocassionally got sidetracked with his more annoying friend. He usually hosted the games at his house. One night, the guy who's hosting tells me "We might have to end the game early because my father-in-law is in the hospital and he's given his final goodbyes." My first thought was "I'm truly sorry to hear that. I'll see you later." He assured me it was ok and so we very awkwardly started a session. A couple hours into the game, his wife comes in the room BAWLING. I feel like a complete douche at this point. I'm looking at the other players, they look completely uncomfortable - with the exception of the group founders. It's obvious they expect the game to continue. The wife talks about her dad and how she's worried and her mother is at the hospital etc. I apologize profusely and ask her if we should leave (because no one else is speaking up). Several of the long term guys start saying how "sometimes it's time for someone to go" etc. etc. Apparently the father has been in bad health and the family has known this time maybe coming for years, but still... Myself and some of the newer players are just sitting there in stunned silence. The wife however, says its ok if we stay and she wants to have people around...this as she continues to sob. I half-heartedly go through the motions; sort of in shock by the situation. We then find out that the mother-in-law is going to stay the night at the house and is headed here from the hospital. She shows up and looks like a walking zombie of pure exhaustion and sorrow. I start packing my things simultaneously with at least two of the other players to a chorus of disappointment from the long term players. I apologized to the wife and send my best wishes to her hospitalized father and leave. Suffice it to say I left the group not too long after. [/QUOTE]
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