What are the biggest real-life hinderances to your gaming?
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RichGreen
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Hi,
Our weekly game often has absent players (or get's cancelled because the GM can't make it) due to work commitments. Working long hours appears to be the norm in the 21st Century
The two supposedly monthly games I'm running sometimes don't happen because (a) we can't find a weekend that 3/4 (let alone all) of the players can make and (b) my wife and I have other stuff to do which stops us playing our 1:1 campaign.
Oh well. No easy solutions to this. At least I don't have to worry about petrol prices as we always game at my house or after work in town.
Richard
Our weekly game often has absent players (or get's cancelled because the GM can't make it) due to work commitments. Working long hours appears to be the norm in the 21st Century
The two supposedly monthly games I'm running sometimes don't happen because (a) we can't find a weekend that 3/4 (let alone all) of the players can make and (b) my wife and I have other stuff to do which stops us playing our 1:1 campaign.
Oh well. No easy solutions to this. At least I don't have to worry about petrol prices as we always game at my house or after work in town.
Richard
greymist
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It's difficult to get the group together due to conflicting schedules. Also, there isn't a choice that covers household stuff. Cleaning up, washing cars, grocery shopping, paying bills, etc, etc. This stuff usually gets put off until the weekend so I cannot simply leave it all to my wife!
And of course, I do like to spend time with my wife, and she is not a gamer!
And of course, I do like to spend time with my wife, and she is not a gamer!
Eosin the Red
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I'm an "Other," being a father and a husband is important work. It isn't that I can't find childcare or that my wife dislikes my hobby --- to be specific, I only want to spend a few "normal hours" out of each month away from my family in pursuit of roleplaying. I game once every two weeks from about 7 PM till about 1 or 2 in the morning. More than that, on a regular basis, and I would feel that my family was getting the short end of the stick.
Aeolius
Adventurer
Last year, we started building a house on land we had previously purchased. We also adopted a little girl from China, bringing our total to 4 children, ranging in age from 2-12. Needless to say, this ate away a significant portion of my brain.
Granted, while the house should be finished in August, or thereabouts, we'll be going back to China in the fall, this time for a little boy, age 5. And, in addition to working full-time, I also take care of our menagerie of critters. Now that we have 20 acres, we also have 7 horses, a donkey, 2 sheep, 6 goats, 2 pigs, 2 alpacas, 10 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, a lizard, a squirrel, a parrot, and 750 gallons in saltwater aquariums. And next week, I'm getting chickens!
And this post is simply a digression, as I await the coffee to kick in. After months on hiatus, I'll be bringing my undersea PbP up to speed today!
Granted, while the house should be finished in August, or thereabouts, we'll be going back to China in the fall, this time for a little boy, age 5. And, in addition to working full-time, I also take care of our menagerie of critters. Now that we have 20 acres, we also have 7 horses, a donkey, 2 sheep, 6 goats, 2 pigs, 2 alpacas, 10 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, a lizard, a squirrel, a parrot, and 750 gallons in saltwater aquariums. And next week, I'm getting chickens!
And this post is simply a digression, as I await the coffee to kick in. After months on hiatus, I'll be bringing my undersea PbP up to speed today!
wolfpunk
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Most of the time no problems, but sometimes in the summer, I can't get my 9 holes of golf on saturday morning in early enough to be able to make the start of my D&D game at 11 a.m. and that is always a bummer, but since the DM doesn't allow you to come late, that is the way it goes.
DragonGames
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I am extremely lucky in the gaming aspect. I am married to a gamer who thinks I am the best GM in the world, and I am part owner of a game store. I find my biggest challenges are the demands of running the store and the fact that I have an anxiety disorder that sometimes limits my ability to socialize or even run the store. Other than that, I can game basically as much as I want. Life can be good sometimes. 
2WS-Steve
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People moving -- including myself.
My last group was a bunch of people from grad school, and now everyone's getting to the point where they're fisnished and going to have to go all over the place to their new jobs.
My wife and I have also moved a few times in the last couple years, and may again this year, so it doesn't feel like the right time to start up a new group either.
My last group was a bunch of people from grad school, and now everyone's getting to the point where they're fisnished and going to have to go all over the place to their new jobs.
My wife and I have also moved a few times in the last couple years, and may again this year, so it doesn't feel like the right time to start up a new group either.
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