Hi friends! My name is Kit. While I've played TTRPGs with quite a few different groups, none of them lasted very long facing the scheduling boss and most of my experience is from years ago! I mostly play D&D (started with 3.5, played some 4, now on 5) and some Pathfinder. So while I feel like I have experience I also kind of feel like a novice? I've been writing fiction for much longer than I've been playing TTRPGs and from my first game I've been interested in the storytelling and world-building elements of designing my own campaign. My biggest hurdle is... I'm not good at being put on the spot! lol I've recently joined a "Ladies Night" table at our local game shop to get back into playing after YEARS and I feel like every time the DM turns to me I am a go full-blown deer-in-headlights. I'm hoping this is something that I'll get better at with practice. Right now I'm prepping a pre-made adventure to do as a duet with my partner to get him to try the game and a low-stakes opportunity for me to get my feet wet in the DM seat. My Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying book literally just got dropped on my doorstep so I am looking forward to reading that and learning from you all! 💜

That is, how many TTRPG campaigns that you were a part of reached a conclusion where you'd say the fiction of the game was finished? Story told, done, complete, etc? Instead of fizzling out (due to scheduling conflicts, loss of interest, moving on to a new game, etc). I'm trying to figure out if my experience is typical or not. I've played in or run 20+ campaigns since I got into TTRPGs about 20 years ago, but I've only ever "finished" 3 campaigns. One-shots don't count! I mean something that was meant to be episodic and take a long time to unfold. (I made this a post instead of a poll because I'm interested in specifics if you have them!)

Hey folks, unfortunately Jonah is super super sick right now, and I’m on the road for the holidays, so we won’t be able to have our usual live event tonight. Enjoy the festivities and your games and we’ll see you next week!