>ten years ago>meet random GM over Roll20 of all places>says he wants to run a PBP weeb game where you collect waifu team and go fight shit>eh why not, can't be worse than all these terrible games I played or these god awful players I GM'd that made me quit GMing>throw an application that isn't complete shit so he invites me over>chat a bit, find out we have some things in common>we both like history, dynasty warriors, rance, final fantasy, zero no tsukaima, warhammer fantasy, etc etc>world is built with all of this combined in some autistic smorgasburg mix of everything we both like>despite what sounds like a recipe for a terrible game it's actually fun as fuck>combat is challenging and every move I make can end me>lots of plotting and scheming to build myself an army>good roleplay with characters that have a shit ton of personality >go through a shit ton of interesting plotlines and quests >also, lots and lots of waifus>play through a full 1 year long game>started off as some level 1 mercenary and ended up carving out a small kingdom with characters from a dozen franchise making up the important figures>after the game ends we kind of keep in touch>he's running some STALKER game and another game that's like Strike Witches in space but isn't really having fun with his players because they're all flakey and lack any creativity>says he really wants to GM for me again>anytime bro>but he just disappears one day>discord username dead>roll20 username dead>in the 10 years since never played a game that was so much fun and had so much collaborative effort togetherIt hurts guys. You ever had a game and GM you enjoyed so much it hits you like a brick of nostalgia and curse you'll never have one like it again?
>>97247523I have this but with a romantic partner
>>97247523I have old RPG and RP partners I miss. People who vanished into the online ether. It's a common thing, so you're not alone in missing having great player relationships and great games.The reality of it though is that it's just over. And you have to accept that. But you can also appreciate that you got to enjoy it, and look at the best parts of those experiences and strive to make them a part of how you play games going forward. Most of all, I see one really awesome thing in particular you should take away from this: you can find, and should try to find, games with people that share some of your own interests.
>>97247523Wage slavery really destroys you mentally. Lost lots of friends and groups to it. Getting destroyed by it myself now. Don't expect to ever play again before retirement.
>>97247729Honest to goodness, I just had a discussion with my group about this. The worse things get in terms of affordability, and the more demanding work conditions get, the less we're about to schedule games. I've seen lots of people in my other circles fall out of the hobby these last few years because they just don't have the time, and they're exhausted.
Blessed naive anons that don't know what "discord name dead" means
