Answer by Tiger Guy for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a heist
A, B and C have landed themselves a heist job for the next night. D does not know this.You don't say how this happened - this is the root of your problem. Did three players get together and exclude the...
View ArticleAnswer by gatherer818 for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a...
I honestly feel Molot's answer is better, but truthfully, I'd have simply run this as a side session. I'd have made sure player D knew about it, no secret meetings or anything like that, and then had A...
View ArticleAnswer by Mołot for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a heist
From my experience, and I started DMing some 20 years ago, you can't.One person sitting out and just watching the whole session will be bad for that person.Each person sitting out half of the session...
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There are 4 PC's in the group that I DM: A, B and C (neutral ranger, rogue and warlock) and D (lawful good bard).A, B and C have landed themselves a heist job for the next night. D does not know this....
View ArticleAnswer by Michael for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a heist
Never split the party.It’s just not fun to sit and watch while the others play. The only way this would be a good idea is if player D can’t join a session. Then of course it’s great to have an in-game...
View ArticleAnswer by Arek Kubiński for One party member in the tavern, the others doing...
Create a reason for LG character to joinMost people don't realize but fighting "My guy syndrome" do not always have to break immersion at the table. You are a DM and this world that you created will...
View ArticleAnswer by Suppen for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a heist
I've had something like this happen in one of my games. Three of my five players decided to go rob a lord's mansion. The two others were playing lawful good characters, who wanted nothing to do with...
View ArticleAnswer by Dale M for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a heist
Always split the partyYou need to tee up something for the bard to do and then equitably share the spotlight time among all the players.Now, you know your campaign and players, and I don't, so I don't...
View ArticleAnswer by Chthonic One for One party member in the tavern, the others doing a...
If the decision wasn't made to leave D in the tavern alone, perhaps a hook needs to be offered to D. Some damsel in distress, or other McGuffin that suddenly D is interested in, that draws them into a...
View ArticleAnswer by Zak A. Klajda for One party member in the tavern, the others doing...
Everyone else has covered a lot of the low-hanging fruit here, from asking "why is your party splitting?" to making suggestions of varying potential applicability, but here's one point I think is worth...
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