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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 9088344" data-attributes="member: 3400">For the weekly Thursday summer game, I pick my daughter up at our local FLGS and mosey over to the host's house (just a 10 minute drive from the store, which is 15 minutes from home). We get barked at by their puppy while we wait for the other players to arrive (either in person or via Discord (audio)/Roll20 (maps)) and chat. Then we order food (downtown so lots of options) and start in playing. We take a break when the food arrives and then start back up. Usually, sessions are 3-3.5 hours.For the weekly Thursday non-summer game, we head to a different host's house even closer to home. I set up my gear (on nights I DM) while we wait for remote players (some are in-person, some remote) to log in to Discord (audio)/Roll20 (maps). These sessions are also typically 3 hours long and the player groups are larger. We don't break for dinner under the assumption people have already eaten before coming, plus the in-person host has limited delivery options being farther out of town.For the alternate Saturday afternoon game, we've played almost entirely remotely (group started during pandemic). I log in a few minutes early as one or two other players often do. Most log in a bit later (sometimes my kids need prompting because they're sleepyheads). I'm in my den/office, my wife logs in from the spare bedroom (her office), my younger daughter (who still lives at home) logs in from her room. This way, we all have our own views on Roll20, audio is also by Discord. I've been the DM/GM/Keeper so far (we've done D&amp;D, Masks, and Call of Cthulhu) but my daughter will likely be running D&amp;D soon, possibly after a brief bit of Dragonbane. Game sessions are usually 4 hours.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 9088344, member: 3400"] For the weekly Thursday summer game, I pick my daughter up at our local FLGS and mosey over to the host's house (just a 10 minute drive from the store, which is 15 minutes from home). We get barked at by their puppy while we wait for the other players to arrive (either in person or via Discord (audio)/Roll20 (maps)) and chat. Then we order food (downtown so lots of options) and start in playing. We take a break when the food arrives and then start back up. Usually, sessions are 3-3.5 hours. For the weekly Thursday non-summer game, we head to a different host's house even closer to home. I set up my gear (on nights I DM) while we wait for remote players (some are in-person, some remote) to log in to Discord (audio)/Roll20 (maps). These sessions are also typically 3 hours long and the player groups are larger. We don't break for dinner under the assumption people have already eaten before coming, plus the in-person host has limited delivery options being farther out of town. For the alternate Saturday afternoon game, we've played almost entirely remotely (group started during pandemic). I log in a few minutes early as one or two other players often do. Most log in a bit later (sometimes my kids need prompting because they're sleepyheads). I'm in my den/office, my wife logs in from the spare bedroom (her office), my younger daughter (who still lives at home) logs in from her room. This way, we all have our own views on Roll20, audio is also by Discord. I've been the DM/GM/Keeper so far (we've done D&D, Masks, and Call of Cthulhu) but my daughter will likely be running D&D soon, possibly after a brief bit of Dragonbane. Game sessions are usually 4 hours. [/QUOTE]

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