That is, how many TTRPG campaigns that you were a part of reached a conclusion where you'd say the fiction of the game was finished? Story told, done, complete, etc? Instead of fizzling out (due to scheduling conflicts, loss of interest, moving on to a new game, etc). I'm trying to figure out if my experience is typical or not. I've played in or run 20+ campaigns since I got into TTRPGs about 20 years ago, but I've only ever "finished" 3 campaigns. One-shots don't count! I mean something that was meant to be episodic and take a long time to unfold. (I made this a post instead of a poll because I'm interested in specifics if you have them!)

Hola Masters! So far we know that in proactive roleplay we build dungeons as the goals need them! What are the resources, websites, map makers, tools etc of your preference? Do you recycle dungeons and change its elements? I usually DM using an old flat screen. Any suggestions? Should I go back to my blank grid? Tia y Saludos Masters!

We recently finished a disappointing 10 session run of Scum and Villainy (S&V), "a game about a spaceship crew trying to make ends meet under the iron-fisted rule of the Galactic Hegemony." 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 Coming off a 2 year 5E Curse of Strahd campaign (and primarily a 3 year homebrew 5E campaign before that), we wanted to do something different. We chose S&V because space opera ship crew seemed radically different than heroic fantasy and gothic horror and because I wanted the group to try a FitD game. S&V aims to emulate Star Wars, Cowboy Bebop, and/or Firefly. The group was the most excited about emulating Firefly so we decided to create a "mostly mundane" setting and use the "Stardancer" ship template. We decided the provided setting was too big and varied for our tastes so we set off to create our own. We played a game of the Quiet Year and in the process created 3 sectors with 8 planets and a few notable space landmarks (giant satellite laser, asteroid belt, Remnant ruins, etc.) as well as 14 factions of varying strengths. Everyone had a great time authoring the setting collectively. After that session, I spent far too long filling in additional details for the setting. Every player created a great character with their own goals and significant ties to the setting. We were excited to play. Checking over my notes, the campaign primarily consisted of 5 different jobs: - Stealing medicine (that treats an alien parasite that turns victims into rage monsters) from a "Hegemony" warehouse. - Recovering an encrypted drive from an abandoned mining station in the asteroid belt where the alien parasite originated. - Prison break to free an ally's ship captain and recover their confiscated ship. - Stealing an advanced robot (augmented with Remnant tech) from a party attended by nobility and high-ranking military officials. - Transporting the stolen robot through military blockade to an interested party.

This comes dangerously close to non-TTRPG related material, but Jonah is a reformed board game buff so maybe he'll let it slide this time. Every once in awhile, a session gets cancelled but most of my players can still make it---maybe the missing player's character is extra important to the session, or maybe everyone just wants a quick break, or whatever. When this happens, my group likes to play a non-TTRPG to spread our wings a little---I'm curious what everyone's favorites are! Recently, my obsession has been Grimdark Future, a free and easier-to-understand wargame inspired by Warhammer. And I still play a lot of Magic the Gathering, even if their business practices are keeping me from playing any new sets (literally! getting new decks is a major financial decision these days). In the board game sphere, I'm a really big fan of Spirit Island, Quacks of Quedlenberg, and Sidereal Confluence, some very different games that all solved the "bored when it's not my turn" problem that bothers me in plenty of others. What about you? Does your group have a hobby outside of their hobby?

Hi, I'm Jim and I am a long time role-player, long time GM and owner of an FLGS so have plenty of experience running for and playing with complete strangers as well as friends groups. I played my first RPG 40 years ago (yup, I guess I'm old now) and it is still my very favourite pastime.