How to End Your D&D Campaign (Before It's Too Late)

[@lonelyteapot858]

I give my players the option to end the campaign at the earliest point (within reason) so if they do get bored, they can simply hit the kill switch. I find if your players know that the end is always within reach, they enjoy the rest of the campaign a helluva lot more. For example, they know exactly where the final boss is. And it's weakness. But they've decided to keep on with all the sidetrack bs. (It helps that half of them have ADHD)

[@PaladinProse]

Dude, yes! Fantastic way to go about it. And as a fellow D&D nerd with violent ADHD, SAY IT LOUDER 📣

[@PhilipDudley3]

I love the scissor mic

[@PaladinProse]

When life gives you scissors

[@marclevin4870]

I came for the xp, I stayed for the laughs and expert opinion. But I now and forever live and die for SCISSORS MIC (it took me til I was done the vidya to realize) but dude, you've started a revolution. Best one yet!

[@PaladinProse]

😎✂️

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

I make it a point to only plan the next game and once I feel things go south (typically 15 action packed sessions) I send the game to the great butterfly farm in the sky.

[@PaladinProse]

Great call. I think 15 - 20 sessions is a great sweet spot but I forgot to mention that in my manic episode

[@PaladinProse]

HOW MANY CAMPAIGNS HAVE YOU ACTUALLY FINISHED?! (be honest I'll know)

[@EgoEroTergum]

0. 😅😢😂 We've done battletech, we've done pathfinder, we've done dnd, gurps - all kind of stories and memories, but usually 1-3 sessions and the characters never got to a conclusion.

[@Barquevious_Jackson]

The only games I failed to end cleanly are the ones with preset win conditions like "Reach the Center of Eternity (it's not that far tbh, just like 5 floors of dungeon)" and start the flip which ends the universe and makes whoever comes through the portal gods of a new reality unless the decide to break the cycle in which case they get dumped outside of the pocket universe after fighting a avatar of nihilism in the form of a hell child standing in a endless red ankle-deep sea of life energy." And it was literally the same set up I used twice with two groups, both times it just died before I could get them to the ending. Every other game has died on my terms because I check pulse and wrap up next session before failure.

[@jayteepodcast]

3

[@fablesfounding3870]

4-5 out of like 100 haha

[@ITravelSometimes]

1

[@HouseDM]

First time I heard that fire alarm scared the shit outta me bro! Great vid tho!

[@PaladinProse]

Just keeping you on your toes House

[@j.ghostington]

I second that!

[@CavernadoLekkis]

Just forget about prep and play a great hexcrawler!!! Drop the players in the middle of a map and let them decide where to go and what to do. 😃 Love the scissor mic! 😂

[@PaladinProse]

I do dig a solid hexcrawl if that's your table's jam!

[@ITravelSometimes]

Great format for more casual discussion!

[@PaladinProse]

Glad you liked it! I was a bit nervous about how you guys would respond but TBH I had a blast making this video and I'm proud of it. Definitely more in this style to come!

[@heroeshomebrew]

Good job bud. Love the green screen rambley scissor mic motif.

[@PaladinProse]

Thanks man!

[@MrHoleinthevoid]

You’re definitely not an average GM my dude. Top tier.

[@wahsiK]

scissor me timbers.

[@PaladinProse]

Don't tempt me with a good time

[@HouseDM]

lol is your mic taped to some scissors? Thats some hardcore mcgyvering 💪🏼

[@PaladinProse]

Nooo it's CLIPPED to my scissors, I'm not a savage. 🙄

[@HouseDM]

@@PaladinProse 😂

[@j.ghostington]

Hi my name's Jon and Tuesday is one of my days off and I feel attacked lol. Kidding. Cool video man. I thoroughly enjoyed the scissor mic holder. Also I've never finished a long term campaign lol. Longest one that finished was 5 months and that was me running play testing of my own game. Made sense to stop there though so it worked out.

[@PaladinProse]

Thanks man. We need to normalize shorter campaigns!

[@Elighght]

you have a heart of gold. don't let them take it from ya

[@PaladinProse]

✌️

[@seasand6705]

Love the scissors!

[@PaladinProse]

😎✂️

[@RPG_Bliss]

Dude how are you so funny? 😆 Loving your channel

[@PaladinProse]

😎👉👉 thanks so much, man! That means a lot to me.

[@TheWhiteStormTrooper]

Don't have babies & we won't have a problem. You have to make a choice... D&D or have a baby. I've choose D&D & always will. I refuse to lose D&D time to a crying, pooping, vomiting, & demanding baby. Priorities!

[@PaladinProse]

This guy gets it!

[@jayteepodcast]

Play with friends not randoms

[@PaladinProse]

Always good advice

[@artblockonthefrontlawn6701]

I feel your pain.

[@PaladinProse]

We all do bro, we all do.