NOhara24
2014-09-04, 11:43 AM
Hello Playground,
Cue the wall of backstory to help you all realize where I'm coming from (TL;DR at the bottom):
It's been a long time. Life kicked in, and I've had to put my campaign on hold for a year; but it looks like life is starting to stabilize for the players (knock on wood) and the DM(s) who haven't left the group for one reason or another. We've convened and decided that we really do want to see a resolution for our characters, the NPCs and the story.
My issue is this. It started out with 4 players and a DM. We had 2 relationships end, another one begin, and the original DM swapped his DM privileges for a player seat, making now what was once the party's favorite NPC his own player character. All of this leaves the group with 3 players and a DM.
Now, while A, B & C have discussed and agreed to start the game again. A,B and C have also discussed D. Who, out of game (over the span of a year), hasn't been the best friend to A & B. A & D were close before B came into the picture, but A & B got together, and D has seen fit to make things awkward between the three of them. We (A, B, C) are on the fence if we're going to include D at all to finish the campaign. His character seems to only be present for the combat, and out of character we imagine him making things awkward as he usually does. A doesn't want anything D does to harm his friendship with him. B doesn't want anything D does to put her in a tough spot, and C doesn't want to see anyone made upset and see the game ruined because of personal matters.
Onto explaining my query:
A & C have a mutual friend who is experienced and has the desire to join a campaign that has had a strong main storyline. Obviously, if we weren't so far along in the campaign I'd bring him in to replace "C" in a heartbeat. But I'd say we're probably no more than 7 sessions away from the last session. As an experienced player, would anyone rather be left out and be notified when another campaign starts? Or can bringing him in so late still be enjoyable for him?
TL;DR
I'm starting my campaign again after a year-long hiatus. I have a player I would like to replace with another, but I don't know if bringing in a new player so late would be enjoyable for the new party. How late is too late?
Cue the wall of backstory to help you all realize where I'm coming from (TL;DR at the bottom):
It's been a long time. Life kicked in, and I've had to put my campaign on hold for a year; but it looks like life is starting to stabilize for the players (knock on wood) and the DM(s) who haven't left the group for one reason or another. We've convened and decided that we really do want to see a resolution for our characters, the NPCs and the story.
My issue is this. It started out with 4 players and a DM. We had 2 relationships end, another one begin, and the original DM swapped his DM privileges for a player seat, making now what was once the party's favorite NPC his own player character. All of this leaves the group with 3 players and a DM.
Now, while A, B & C have discussed and agreed to start the game again. A,B and C have also discussed D. Who, out of game (over the span of a year), hasn't been the best friend to A & B. A & D were close before B came into the picture, but A & B got together, and D has seen fit to make things awkward between the three of them. We (A, B, C) are on the fence if we're going to include D at all to finish the campaign. His character seems to only be present for the combat, and out of character we imagine him making things awkward as he usually does. A doesn't want anything D does to harm his friendship with him. B doesn't want anything D does to put her in a tough spot, and C doesn't want to see anyone made upset and see the game ruined because of personal matters.
Onto explaining my query:
A & C have a mutual friend who is experienced and has the desire to join a campaign that has had a strong main storyline. Obviously, if we weren't so far along in the campaign I'd bring him in to replace "C" in a heartbeat. But I'd say we're probably no more than 7 sessions away from the last session. As an experienced player, would anyone rather be left out and be notified when another campaign starts? Or can bringing him in so late still be enjoyable for him?
TL;DR
I'm starting my campaign again after a year-long hiatus. I have a player I would like to replace with another, but I don't know if bringing in a new player so late would be enjoyable for the new party. How late is too late?