Sorry for being a bit melodramatic, but I’m just kind of pissed. Sorry if this is too long.
We started a new game a while ago with our standard group. It’s been tough to play regularly, so they finally just got to level 2 last week.
I was pretty clear about hit points, and I’m pretty consistent with it. Roll twice, take the highest.
Anyway, we sit down to play and everyone’s just talking. I get them going and we realize not everyone leveled. Then we discuss how to roll hit points. One player, whom I’ve played with for 15 years, and is playing a druid, asks how to get a d5. Yes, a d5. She can’t find hers. Then another player (warlock) needs to level. He can’t figure out what to roll. Then our cleric tried to help, not she also doesn’t even know if she rolled or what to roll. This leads to me trying to explain what “rolling with advantage” for hit points means to the druid, who keeps asking what numbers she should ignore. She thinks that she can’t roll less than… x. I’m not sure what.
Then it’s 10-15 minutes discussing wild shape, including how overpowered turning into a snake is because you can just sneak up and bite and kill someone. Meanwhile, our cleric is losing it over her spell list because her domain spells conflict/overlap with her prepared spells.
We finally get sorted, I’m pretty much completely frustrated realizing that even after 10-15 years (and BG for many of them) they have no freaking idea what to do.
I just get started with the game and after my intro they pretty much just sit there silent. No questions, no suggestions, no ideas what to do or what they want to do.
I just put my stuff away and we played Villainous. Lol
After, someone asked if we were playing, and I said we could try again. I got my stuff out, but no one else did. They just kept talking or sitting in their phones so I just packed back up and took the dog for a walk, leaving my wife to see them out. Lol
I’m too told to go find new players or even keep doing this. I teach middle school. I don’t want to manage more people who just don’t care. I’ve been a DM for almost 40 years, but I just have no interest in continuing.
Sorry for rambling. #endrant
Tl/dr: My group of 15 years still doesn’t know how to play or even seem to care. I’m frustrated and don’t want to DM anymore. 😡
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r/DnD Sorry for being a bit melodramatic, but I’m just kind of pissed. Sorry if this is too long. We started a new game a while ago with our standard group. It’s been tough to play regularly, so they finally just got to level 2 last week. I was pretty clear about hit points, and I’m pretty consistent with it. Roll twice, take the highest. Anyway, we sit down to play and everyone’s just talking. I get them going and we realize not everyone leveled. Then we discuss how to roll hit points. One player, whom I’ve played with for 15 years, and is playing a druid, asks how to get a d5. Yes, a d5. She can’t find hers. Then another player (warlock) needs to level. He can’t figure out what to roll. Then our cleric tried to help, not she also doesn’t even know if she rolled or what to roll. This leads to me trying to explain what “rolling with advantage” for hit points means to the druid, who keeps asking what numbers she should ignore. She thinks that she can’t roll less than… x. I’m not sure what. Then it’s 10-15 minutes discussing wild shape, including how overpowered turning into a snake is because you can just sneak up and bite and kill someone. Meanwhile, our cleric is losing it over her spell list because her domain spells conflict/overlap with her prepared spells. We finally get sorted, I’m pretty much completely frustrated realizing that even after 10-15 years (and BG for many of them) they have no freaking idea what to do. I just get started with the game and after my intro they pretty much just sit there silent. No questions, no suggestions, no ideas what to do or what they want to do. I just put my stuff away and we played Villainous. Lol After, someone asked if we were playing, and I said we could try again. I got my stuff out, but no one else did. They just kept talking or sitting in their phones so I just packed back up and took the dog for a walk, leaving my wife to see them out. Lol I’m too told to go find new players or even keep doing this. I teach middle school. I don’t want to manage more people who just don’t care. I’ve been a DM for almost 40 years, but I just have no interest in continuing. Sorry for rambling. #endrant Tl/dr: My group of 15 years still doesn’t know how to play or even seem to care. I’m frustrated and don’t want to DM anymore. 😡 submitted by /u/Feefait [link] [comments]
Sorry for being a bit melodramatic, but I’m just kind of pissed. Sorry if this is too long.
We started a new game a while ago with our standard group. It’s been tough to play regularly, so they finally just got to level 2 last week.
I was pretty clear about hit points, and I’m pretty consistent with it. Roll twice, take the highest.
Anyway, we sit down to play and everyone’s just talking. I get them going and we realize not everyone leveled. Then we discuss how to roll hit points. One player, whom I’ve played with for 15 years, and is playing a druid, asks how to get a d5. Yes, a d5. She can’t find hers. Then another player (warlock) needs to level. He can’t figure out what to roll. Then our cleric tried to help, not she also doesn’t even know if she rolled or what to roll. This leads to me trying to explain what “rolling with advantage” for hit points means to the druid, who keeps asking what numbers she should ignore. She thinks that she can’t roll less than… x. I’m not sure what.
Then it’s 10-15 minutes discussing wild shape, including how overpowered turning into a snake is because you can just sneak up and bite and kill someone. Meanwhile, our cleric is losing it over her spell list because her domain spells conflict/overlap with her prepared spells.
We finally get sorted, I’m pretty much completely frustrated realizing that even after 10-15 years (and BG for many of them) they have no freaking idea what to do.
I just get started with the game and after my intro they pretty much just sit there silent. No questions, no suggestions, no ideas what to do or what they want to do.
I just put my stuff away and we played Villainous. Lol
After, someone asked if we were playing, and I said we could try again. I got my stuff out, but no one else did. They just kept talking or sitting in their phones so I just packed back up and took the dog for a walk, leaving my wife to see them out. Lol
I’m too told to go find new players or even keep doing this. I teach middle school. I don’t want to manage more people who just don’t care. I’ve been a DM for almost 40 years, but I just have no interest in continuing.
Sorry for rambling. #endrant
Tl/dr: My group of 15 years still doesn’t know how to play or even seem to care. I’m frustrated and don’t want to DM anymore. 😡
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