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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 2612065" data-attributes="member: 3400">It's good to rant from time to time, but don't be too hard on them. Clearly, as a DM, prepping for the game is a high priority for you. And your life situation is one that absolutely requires that you manage your time effectively and that affects your gaming prep. That's fine.But don't assume that your fellow gamers are gaming geeks as big as you are.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Clearly, you put a high priority on the game and I'm just making a good-natured tease here. But it's true that not everyone sees the game in the same way. For some, it's just a good way to have fun for a few hours a week and not a bit more than that. And that's fine too as long as it doesn't really cause any trouble.If you actually are finding yourself resenting another player's more cavalier attitude toward the game, step back and think about why you put the priority on it that you do. Do you do it because you enjoy it and the whole experience? Then continue to do it and let the other players' attitudes slide. Play and prepare the way YOU want to. Let them play and prepare the way THEY want to. But there's always room for compromise. Perhaps invite the players who always update late to show up early before the regular session. It'll feel enough like regular game time that they might update early before the regular playing time starts (and maybe even play with your kids, making it easier to clear the table and square things away before the real fun starts).Ultimately, a player updating at the table at the start of the session is pretty small potatoes. Not painting a miniature is even smaller potatoes. Rant to get the issue off your chest, feel the release and move on.</blockquote>

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