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Managing family scheduling and gaming (self.dnd)

submitted 1 year ago by cosmosparda to c/dnd

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I love D&D and have an on-going game that occurs twice a month on the first and third Saturday evenings of the month. The game has been going for a little over two years and I love it so much.

I am a father and husband too. Unfortunately, my wife is frustrated with having those Saturdays taken up on the schedule where she has to schedule things around them or go without me (vacations, family outings, etc). Admittedly she has done well at scheduling and should be given credit for her tolerance thus far.

Those of you who are successfully managing family schedules and gaming, what is your secret?

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[–] ctobrien84 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've played with the same group for 7 years, almost every Friday, but we do take some weeks off here and there for family/work/etc. My wife is accommodating, but it was taking a toll since we do love hanging out with each other. Then, a couple of years ago, we invited her to play again, and she actually did. Now she's part of the group, and we are all having a blast on Friday nights. Lucky situation, I grant you that, but achievable.

[–] cosmosparda 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I envy you haha. I have tried to get her to the table but it just isn't her thing. A different less crunchy system would probably appeal to her better. That said, maybe I can ask her to try it again.

[–] ctobrien84 1 points 1 year ago

I definitely think it's worth trying. My wife is similar, I believe, as the rules and general way of playing were daunting, and made it not necessarily seem like something she would enjoy. We assured her that we would take it slow while she got the hang of it. She is still getting ideas for what's possible, but she has her own character's mechanics down, which is great. Best of luck to you!