Man I wish.
Getting everyone to agree on a date and time for D&D is harder than any encounter you could face in-game
The way myself and my party does it is we play every other week on Saturday from 6pm to 10pm. This way everyone knows the schedule and can plan around it. If people can’t clear their schedule to play then we replace them. It’s harsh but it’s the only way I found to play D&D consistently.
And I myself have excused myself from a game because my life schedule changed and couldn’t keep the commitment I had previously and it would be too much work for the rest of the party to change their schedules.
Harsh but fair. It ensures that everyone can work their schedule out in advance, while also presenting clear expectations for participating in a voluntary hobby. Is there a consecutive number of missing sessions before being replaced? If not, how does the DM work it out in the campaign?
I only run west marches style games now. The pcs need to be back in town by end of session or miss out on carousing or possibly worse depending on where they are. Each game is self contained so people can drop or join as they want.
I swear, planning any sort of group activity with adults is an absolute nightmare
Plan the activity with a smaller group than you would want initially. Then invite others to an already organized event and rely on fomo to get people to go. Works great.
I have two small friend groups of four and in both is someone who often works weekend, so that’s always fun trying to plan something, let alone if I want to have both groups somewhere. It was honestly a miracle I could get all 6 of them in one place at the same time somewhat close to my birthday.
You have to lure them by asserting drink.
Food is great too
I’ve found that few people can resist the call of “New York Style Cheesecake Stuffed, Chocolate Covered, Graham Cracker Rolled, Strawberries.”
I have had friends say they put on a pound just reading the name, lol.
I can’t even get more than 3 people to join in a multiplayer session on steam and you don’t even have be physically there.
What game?
Various. Barotrauma, Phasmophobia, Lethal Company…etc.
Left out Deep Rock Galactic, since if you can’t get friends to joint, you can always make new ones. Only game where randos are never a nuisance.
When I was a student, a friend texted me one evening:
“Tequila. Name of our usual bar. Now.”
I replied “OK” and was there 20 minutes later. She was a little surprised, but learned exactly the lesson of this post that evening.
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When I was a lad, it was two words, the first with a question mark, the second with a full stop
Pint?
Pint.
It is universal. A full conversation from when I was younger:
Øl?
Øl.
too bad I don’t drink anymore, well actually I drank this Saturday while celebrating a friend’s birthday but I literally can’t remember when I drank before that, probably like my birthday in May.
Just happened Saturday. Told the boys randomly to drink at 9pm and they showed up 10 mins later.
The spanish class speaking test that concerned Sra. Rodgers enough to call our parents.
Image Transcription: Text and Text Messages
This is how easy it is for guys to make plans.
Left: I drink tonight
Right: I drink
Left: You drink with me
Right: I drink with you
Left: We drink
