Recently Saul and Jolene were at a local Gaming Convention and at a RPG game and when the group broke for a quick dinner break, one player never came back. This has happened at gaming conventions and even in home game groups. What can a GM do to mitigate the affects of the missing player.
Though usually more problematic at a Convention or in a One-shot RPG game there are things that you can do as a GM to make the session still go well. Saul and Jolene discuss what happened in their Star Trek game when the player playing the Chief Medical Officer did not come back from the break.
Jolene discusses what she did when a key player in her Shadowrun 5th Edition game had to sit out in two session in a row. Why she cancelled one session but went without that character/player the 2nd time he had to cancel.
Indeed it seems that for Saul and Jolene the fact that a character missing from the game might actually make the game more enjoyable since it requires more "thinking outside the box."
Thank you all for listening!
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Episode Art by Michael Shean-Jones
Music by Danny Allen, song "I'm Leaving"
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Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 131: Characters and Stats
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 130: Technology and Gaming
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 129: Short Game Sessions
Gaming Perspectives With Saul and Jolene Episode 128: Call of Cthulhu RPG
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode127: Picking your Next RPG To Play
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 126: Dungeon Crawls
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 125: Cinematic RPG Games.
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 124: Planning Your RPG Adventures
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 123: Conan 2d20 RPG
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 122: Railroads and Player Agency
Gaming Perspectives With Saul and Jolene Episode 121: Player Character Backstories
Gaming Perspectives With Saul and Jolene Bonus Episode Interview with Christoffer Sevaldsen Author of the Black Void RPG
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 120: Houserules in RPGs
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 119: The Ideal GM
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 118: Roleplaying Dragons, Gods and AIs
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 117: The Wayward Player
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 116: The Ideal RPG Group Size
Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene Episode 115: Making the GM Dad Play
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