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Players Missing Sessions (episode 45)
### The simplest solution: cancel the game
We are here to have fun as a group and if the group can’t make it then it’s no fun.
You can play a different one-shot game, switch to board games, watch a movie or go throw rocks at the absent player's house.
One Shot of another game you like to try (may we suggest [Good Society - the Jane Austen RPG](https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/))
### When do we play and when do we cancel? (2:30)
The “leave no players behind” rule
The “GM + X” rule.
### If you decide to play the game (6:45)
Here are a few things to consider.
What to do with the missing player character:
The character "fades to the background" and we don't acknowledge her unless needed
The character is removed from the game for the duration of this session (sent to some other location on their own mission).
The character is played by the GM as an NPC
The character is shared between the other players
### What to play? Play a different kind of session (13:05)
You can use this opportunity to have a different kind of a session.
Bring in a substitute player/guest NPC
One Shot in the same setting with a different character
A flashback session for the characters whose players are present
A filler session (where no plot advancement is taking place)
### How to keep a player updated on what happened when they were gone? (20:30)
Session recording
Have somewhere in charge of updating the absent player
Session summaries
Weekly questions
Love letter (from [Masks: a New generation] (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193258/?affiliate_id=29668) )
### What to do when the GM can’t make it? (27:20)
A “campfire session”, when all the players meet and have a gaming session comprised of all character just having an evening of conversation around the campfire. It’s focused on deepening the character’s background and relationships.
### Summary 30:20
### Taking the load off (30:55)
Aviv: my regular group is now playing Masks, using my own adaptation called “Wonders” that got crowd-funded by the Israeli community. You can read more about the game at our [Obsidian Portal](https://collectingdust.obsidianportal.com/)
Uri: my spouse had a birthday and we played [Good Society - the Jane Austen RPG](https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/).
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### The simplest solution: cancel the game
We are here to have fun as a group and if the group can’t make it then it’s no fun.
You can play a different one-shot game, switch to board games, watch a movie or go throw rocks at the absent player's house.
One Shot of another game you like to try (may we suggest [Good Society - the Jane Austen RPG](https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/))
### When do we play and when do we cancel? (2:30)
The “leave no players behind” rule
The “GM + X” rule.
### If you decide to play the game (6:45)
Here are a few things to consider.
What to do with the missing player character:
The character "fades to the background" and we don't acknowledge her unless needed
The character is removed from the game for the duration of this session (sent to some other location on their own mission).
The character is played by the GM as an NPC
The character is shared between the other players
### What to play? Play a different kind of session (13:05)
You can use this opportunity to have a different kind of a session.
Bring in a substitute player/guest NPC
One Shot in the same setting with a different character
A flashback session for the characters whose players are present
A filler session (where no plot advancement is taking place)
### How to keep a player updated on what happened when they were gone? (20:30)
Session recording
Have somewhere in charge of updating the absent player
Session summaries
Weekly questions
Love letter (from [Masks: a New generation] (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193258/?affiliate_id=29668) )
### What to do when the GM can’t make it? (27:20)
A “campfire session”, when all the players meet and have a gaming session comprised of all character just having an evening of conversation around the campfire. It’s focused on deepening the character’s background and relationships.
### Summary 30:20
### Taking the load off (30:55)
Aviv: my regular group is now playing Masks, using my own adaptation called “Wonders” that got crowd-funded by the Israeli community. You can read more about the game at our [Obsidian Portal](https://collectingdust.obsidianportal.com/)
Uri: my spouse had a birthday and we played [Good Society - the Jane Austen RPG](https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/).