{"id":3180,"date":"2023-06-19T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2023-06-19T16:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T16:30:07","slug":"8-ways-to-deal-with-absent-players-in-your-ttrpg-like-dungeons-and-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=3180","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Deal With Absent Players in Your TTRPG Like Dungeons and Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"8 Ways to Deal With Absent Players in Your TTRPG Like Dungeons and Dragons\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wx4WBY_gXMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve ALL had players call up at certain points to let us know that they<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=3180\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve ALL had players call up at certain points to let us know that they cannot make it to game night.  Today&#8217;s video provides 8 methods for dealing with an absent player&#8217;s character.<\/p>\n<p>You saw me thank a few folks for their support, THIS is where you can find out more : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWPuY6qJNYTfvgLHFhQ3H_g\/join<\/p>\n<p>0:00 8 Methods<br \/>\n0:32 NPC Control<br \/>\n1:08 Temp Absence<br \/>\n1:40 Player Handover<br \/>\n2:52 Being Captured<br \/>\n3:28 Remote Play<br \/>\n4:00 Pocket Dimension<br \/>\n4:36 Roleplaying Breaks<\/p>\n<p>What other methods have YOU used at your table to handle an absent player&#8217;s character during game night?<br \/>\nLet me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and please give this video a thumbs up \ud83d\udc4d!<br \/>\nThank you kindly for watching!<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 For marketing\/business\/sponsorship inquiries, email manager@gamemasters.com<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc4d Support \ud83d\udc4d<br \/>\n|\u2688 Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/gamemasters<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcb5 Direct Donation: https:\/\/paypal.me\/GameMastersHere<br \/>\n\u293b Amazon Wishlist: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/2CF07OMJ3ZMIO?ref_=wl_share<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd8b\ud83d\udcfa Social Media \ud83e\udd8b\ud83d\udcfa<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcbb Website: http:\/\/www.gamemasters.com\u200b<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamemasters<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf1d\ud83d\udcd9 Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/GameMasterscom\u200b<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd16 Reddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GameMastersHere\/<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude0e Discord: https:\/\/discord.gg\/yRmayaK9Gk<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>GameMasters is first and foremost designed to bring entertainment to gamers of all walks.  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