I need help! How do you get past the fatigue? Currently running a campaign and i am really struggling with it. There's nothing per se wrong with the campaign and the players are having a great time - its me. I've just completely lost my DM mojo and its a chore at this point. But I dont want to just quit it coz that would be letting people down and im not that person. I have said that after this campaign, I will not be DM going forward as ive been the DM for about 6 years now (with the exception of a couple random one shots).
The normal solution to DM burnout is... stopping DMing for a while. If you don't want to quit, find someone who wants to run a medium sized self-contained story for a couple weeks to months, then return to the campaign.
If you feel like you're burning out as a DM, find a satisfying way to end the campaign and take a break. Maybe be a player for a while or just stop playing. It can be very stressful to keep making a campaign for others and sometimes it's just not the right role for someone. It's okay to pause and take a break.
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He doesn't have much besides the skin on his bones. Me: I'll take the skin on his bones, then.
"You see a gigantic, monstrous praying mantis burst from out of the ground. It sprays a stream of acid from it's mouth at one soldier, dissolving him instantly, then it turns and chomps another soldier in half with it's- "
"When are we gonna take a snack break?"
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I need help! How do you get past the fatigue? Currently running a campaign and i am really struggling with it. There's nothing per se wrong with the campaign and the players are having a great time - its me. I've just completely lost my DM mojo and its a chore at this point. But I dont want to just quit it coz that would be letting people down and im not that person. I have said that after this campaign, I will not be DM going forward as ive been the DM for about 6 years now (with the exception of a couple random one shots).
The normal solution to DM burnout is... stopping DMing for a while. If you don't want to quit, find someone who wants to run a medium sized self-contained story for a couple weeks to months, then return to the campaign.
If you feel like you're burning out as a DM, find a satisfying way to end the campaign and take a break. Maybe be a player for a while or just stop playing. It can be very stressful to keep making a campaign for others and sometimes it's just not the right role for someone. It's okay to pause and take a break.
He doesn't have much besides the skin on his bones. Me: I'll take the skin on his bones, then.
"You see a gigantic, monstrous praying mantis burst from out of the ground. It sprays a stream of acid from it's mouth at one soldier, dissolving him instantly, then it turns and chomps another soldier in half with it's- "
"When are we gonna take a snack break?"