Sean Merwin

David B. asked this very important question. My campaign has been on hold since November due to the holidays, moving house, and job stuff. How should I, as the DM, approach the restart? Are there any essential steps to re-inject the excitement and magic of the game after a series of rescheduling and cancellations? It's an excellent question. I leave that in your capable hands.

David B. asked this very important question. My campaign has been on hold since November due to the holidays, moving house, and job stuff. How should I, as the DM, approach the restart? Are there any essential steps to re-inject the excitement and magic of the game after a series of rescheduling and cancellations? It's an excellent question. I leave that in your capable hands.

I like what Scipio, our listener Scipio, said on our Discord. Treat it as if you're launching a new campaign. Start with a recap, but then go bigger picture and focus on the main theme rather than narrowly on just that last session and remind them of big revelations or key info that they've learned, which they've probably forgotten.

I like what Scipio, our listener Scipio, said on our Discord. Treat it as if you're launching a new campaign. Start with a recap, but then go bigger picture and focus on the main theme rather than narrowly on just that last session and remind them of big revelations or key info that they've learned, which they've probably forgotten.

I mean, my group will forget it an hour later, much less a session later, much less months later. Have the first session just focus on those storylines and themes, even if it's not where you left off. And that sort of goes with what you're saying, Taos.

I mean, my group will forget it an hour later, much less a session later, much less months later. Have the first session just focus on those storylines and themes, even if it's not where you left off. And that sort of goes with what you're saying, Taos.

I see it as sort of, if you're watching a series on television and you see previously on, and you get the 30-second to one-minute thing, this is last season on, and then you'll get the three-minute thing. to take out even longer. And of course, Jeff Mueller, show backer, says TPK them and start fresh.

I see it as sort of, if you're watching a series on television and you see previously on, and you get the 30-second to one-minute thing, this is last season on, and then you'll get the three-minute thing. to take out even longer. And of course, Jeff Mueller, show backer, says TPK them and start fresh.

What I do when this happens, and it does happen from time to time, is talk to the players or talk to myself and say, we haven't played in three months because of various reasons. Could possibly one of those reasons be I'm not interested? or as interested as I should be, or the players aren't. Because it's one thing if, you know, oh, we can't do it.

What I do when this happens, and it does happen from time to time, is talk to the players or talk to myself and say, we haven't played in three months because of various reasons. Could possibly one of those reasons be I'm not interested? or as interested as I should be, or the players aren't. Because it's one thing if, you know, oh, we can't do it.

If you're only scheduled once a month and you cancel two times, all right, that's one thing. But if you're like a weekly campaign and all of a sudden you find yourself not playing for three months, there is a chance, not a great chance, but at least part of that might be, you know what?

If you're only scheduled once a month and you cancel two times, all right, that's one thing. But if you're like a weekly campaign and all of a sudden you find yourself not playing for three months, there is a chance, not a great chance, but at least part of that might be, you know what?

I just don't have the enthusiasm to take that step when there's this other thing happening that's going to draw me away. So I would just say to everyone, hey, let's be honest with everyone here. You guys want to keep playing this?

I just don't have the enthusiasm to take that step when there's this other thing happening that's going to draw me away. So I would just say to everyone, hey, let's be honest with everyone here. You guys want to keep playing this?

Noah's a fine answer.

Noah's a fine answer.

That is so true, and I never even thought of that. The shows that I've binged or my wife and I have binged over eight to 10 episodes over two or three days, when the next season comes out, I will say, did we watch that? I don't even remember watching it because of that.

That is so true, and I never even thought of that. The shows that I've binged or my wife and I have binged over eight to 10 episodes over two or three days, when the next season comes out, I will say, did we watch that? I don't even remember watching it because of that.

But if it's something that you watch every week or every, you know, once every few days, it does linger and it does stick in there a little better.

But if it's something that you watch every week or every, you know, once every few days, it does linger and it does stick in there a little better.