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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Belen" data-source="post: 2549977" data-attributes="member: 1405">I work with the player to do some private RP, ask them to write up a story reason for them to be absent etc.  It is very obvious that someone who misses a game (unless for emergencies) have not made the same effort to be there as everyone else.  If they made the same effort, then they would not have missed the session.  If they gave me advanced notice, then great.  The absent player and I can work things out. I have even changed the game night to accomadate someone who would have had to miss otherwise (with enough notice and if everyone agrees.) I am fairly easy to please, but I am not going to just give someone XP.  They have to earn it.  Everyone else earned it and the absent player will have the opportunity to earn it as well.  In the event that they miss the session and do not want to make it up, then they will lag behind the group.  Usually, the entire group levels at the same rate and the absent player will lag behind for one session, then I gradually give more XP to even things out over time.However, being a member of a group is a committment and I expect people to take it seriously.  Just because it is a game, does not mean that it means less.</blockquote>