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Message: <blockquote data-quote="touc" data-source="post: 9695647" data-attributes="member: 19270">I just got a private message from a friend and gamer at my table that he's stepping away from our D&D/RPGs. It makes me sad to hear. I've been DMing for a long time, and I've seen it happen. I've burned out for periods of time. I'd like to think I run great games, but I also realize not everyone can or will play D&D for decades. But I want to say something to him to (1) find out if I'm part of the problem, (2) see if he just needs a break (or is there more going on), and (3) keep friends no matter what.Background: in 2019 I moved states and randomly met some folks of similar age for a D&D game, maybe to start a group. Only one had ever played D&D before, and only a little. We all clicked and have been routinely meeting about 3 Sundays a month at my house. Fast forward nearly 6 years. We've just finished an 18-month campaign and are starting a new one. Out of the blue after our first campaign session (I had no clue he was unhappy with it all), I get a message (shortened for content):There’s no easy way to write this but I need to step away from the table and dnd. It's been building for a while and taken me a long time to come to terms with but I'm not having fun anymore. The game just doesn’t hold my attention like it used to and that’s on me. Obviously there’s a lot I could share regarding how I came to this decision, and I’m happy to do so at some point. To be clear, nothing but the best of thoughts for you all. I’m gonna miss hanging out and playing with everybody so much but this is a change I need to make....Thanks so much for the years of fun. All that said, I don’t know how best to do this. I’m happy to play another session (or a couple) and share all this firsthand but wanted you have final say on how best for me to say goodbye to the group.</blockquote>

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