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Good way to incorporate possible missing players? (self.dnd)

submitted 1 year ago by rangerzenith to c/dnd

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Starting a campaign with my wife, and some friends. My wife being the most of the fence and mentioned maybe missing a session or two. So I just want to have some creative ways in my pocket to handle missing players and what ways to make it entertaining!

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[–] Candelestine 4 points 1 year ago

You can use a generic excuse that works for the table at large, but ideally you can find one in the character's backstory somewhere. This just helps tie it all together a little bit, helps maintain better immersion.

Some various excuses are visiting someone, be it friends/family/mentor/whatever, training time, some other responsibility (a cleric might be told by their order to go do whatever), medical issue, extreme bouts of sloth, basically being Batman, paying a debt, taking care of a small solo mission or whatever comes out of your ass that day.