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Why Your D&D Group Keeps Canceling (It’s Not a Scheduling Problem)

Why Your D&D Group Keeps Canceling (It’s Not a Scheduling Problem)23. Juli15 Min.

<p>Scheduling conflicts aren’t really about calendars — they’re about priorities. Justin shares the story of nearly losing three close friendships (and Session 0 Studios’ own actual play show, The Pact and Boon) before realizing that every scheduling conflict falls into one of two categories: Capabilities Problems (miscommunication, logistics, missed texts) or Priorities Problems (misaligned commitment levels). The first is easy to fix. The second is the one nobody talks about — and the one actually killing most campaigns.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><p> • The Pact and Boon story: how misaligned commitment nearly cost three friendships</p><p> • The two categories every scheduling issue falls into — and why only one of them is a “logistics” problem</p><p> • Three steps to get your group’s priorities aligned before it becomes a crisis</p><p> • A rundown of scheduling tools (Google Calendar, When2Meet, Doodle, the “everyone marks unavailable days” method) — and why none of them matter if priorities aren’t aligned first</p><p>Thanks for listening to today’s show. If you like our stuff and want to support us, here are some sponsor links and links to our other stuff:</p><p>Worldsmith: http://session0studios.com/worldsmith</p><p>Hire a Professional Dungeon Master: https://session0studios.com/dungeon-master-for-hire/</p><p>Discord: http://session0studios.com/discord</p><p>Patreon:https://session0studios.com/patreon</p><p>Dungeon Master Level Up Guide: https://session0studios.com/newsletter</p>