Oh, jeez. That’s hard to determine. An hour or so If I’m just playing, 2-3 if logging. But that’s if I can play straight, which is uncommon at best. Probably double that in most cases, as I have other things that demand my attention.
15 - 40 minutes. Roughly daily, depending on how pooped I am.
I feel like I can run a 'day' of English Eerie play in 20 minutes really easily. You draw 2 cards, have up to 2 d10 rolls, and write out some things that happened. So that's been fun, have taken a break from editing the Cthulhu Dark game I've posted here since life has been a bit more hectic lately.
10 to 15 minutes here and there several times a day. Most days, nothing played do to being too busy. I bought an expensive board game to play solo last month and I've played 5 minutes twice. I knew I didn't have the time to play it. What a waste of money that I could have put on my solo role-playing instead.
Hah, Virginian John I did the exact same thing for Christmas. Got an enormous board game, have no where to set it up, can't be arsed to to such. Ah well.
Charlie Vick That was me also. I went out and bought a table, legs, and felt from the local hardware. It still does not have the room to play the game. Every thing is too crowded.
To run with the tangent, I love programs like TableTop Simulator because I can set it up online, store it in the cloud and play it at home or during my lunch break. No fuss, no table space required, no worrying about critters running off with parts.
Back to the OP, I tend towards 15 minute sprints throughout the day. But, that's usually just a paragraph of action or dialog and not a full scene. So, it might take me days or even weeks to do what would be a traditional gaming session or chapter.
Depends, like real life RPG groups I sometimes get sidetracked, so I'll end up moving forward at a snail's pace, but actually working at it a few minutes at a time over the course of a whole day.
With no distractions, I think the longest I've run is 6 hours, and that was because the game and inspiration were just flowing well.
I may have told my lovely wife that I'll be working late a few times when actually I had a plot twist or dramatic scene that I could not let go of. o_O!
(It's probably better to do that than daydream while driving through rush hour traffic.)
The uninterrupted time for me has usually come when my daughter and wife are on a different sleep schedule than I am. So aside from my cats trying to jump up and get in the way of my screen, the house is quiet and free of distractions.
My worst distractions come from within though, my mind goes on a tangent thought and I find myself doing gaming research or looking up something in universe.
I don't regularly get it, but my girls are going on a trip this week, so I'll have the house to myself for a few days. So, I may have a couple of epic endurance sessions only broken up by doing laundry and some household chores.
Good question. Average: from 30 minutes to 2 hours. I avoid session of less than 30 minutes because I need time to get involved in the "rhythm" of the game. Double or triple the time if I want/need to translate-format-publish an actual play, yes it takes me so long and that's why I publish so few of them (sorry)
Between 15 mins and a few hours. Usually 30 to 60 mins, depending on what I can fit in between everything else I have to do and the ever present demands of the missus (who doesn't think telling myself stories is a productive use of time for some reason).
Oh, jeez. That’s hard to determine. An hour or so If I’m just playing, 2-3 if logging. But that’s if I can play straight, which is uncommon at best. Probably double that in most cases, as I have other things that demand my attention.
ReplyDeleteWhat Todd Rokely said. :)
ReplyDeleteAn evening to write the session, and another to make it look nice before putting it on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky if I get a half hour of uninterrupted time...
ReplyDelete15 - 40 minutes. Roughly daily, depending on how pooped I am.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I can run a 'day' of English Eerie play in 20 minutes really easily. You draw 2 cards, have up to 2 d10 rolls, and write out some things that happened. So that's been fun, have taken a break from editing the Cthulhu Dark game I've posted here since life has been a bit more hectic lately.
10 to 15 minutes here and there several times a day. Most days, nothing played do to being too busy. I bought an expensive board game to play solo last month and I've played 5 minutes twice. I knew I didn't have the time to play it. What a waste of money that I could have put on my solo role-playing instead.
ReplyDeleteHah, Virginian John I did the exact same thing for Christmas. Got an enormous board game, have no where to set it up, can't be arsed to to such. Ah well.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Vick That was me also. I went out and bought a table, legs, and felt from the local hardware. It still does not have the room to play the game. Every thing is too crowded.
ReplyDeleteTo run with the tangent, I love programs like TableTop Simulator because I can set it up online, store it in the cloud and play it at home or during my lunch break. No fuss, no table space required, no worrying about critters running off with parts.
ReplyDeleteBack to the OP, I tend towards 15 minute sprints throughout the day. But, that's usually just a paragraph of action or dialog and not a full scene. So, it might take me days or even weeks to do what would be a traditional gaming session or chapter.
Depends, like real life RPG groups I sometimes get sidetracked, so I'll end up moving forward at a snail's pace, but actually working at it a few minutes at a time over the course of a whole day.
ReplyDeleteWith no distractions, I think the longest I've run is 6 hours, and that was because the game and inspiration were just flowing well.
(insert a jealous noise about six hour gaming sessions) Sounds like bliss, love it when the muse is unleashed and you don't have any distractions.
ReplyDeleteTodd Zircher I’ve managed to get a nice long 6 hour+ session ONCE. It was glorious, but now I resent even more all the little distractions.
ReplyDeleteI may have told my lovely wife that I'll be working late a few times when actually I had a plot twist or dramatic scene that I could not let go of. o_O!
ReplyDelete(It's probably better to do that than daydream while driving through rush hour traffic.)
Aw, "working late," an excuse I've dipped into a few times myself.
ReplyDelete"Oh, your sister is inviting us all over for dinner? That's great, but, uh, I'm like SWAMPED here at the office. You guys go and have fun though!"
Several days
ReplyDeleteThe uninterrupted time for me has usually come when my daughter and wife are on a different sleep schedule than I am. So aside from my cats trying to jump up and get in the way of my screen, the house is quiet and free of distractions.
ReplyDeleteMy worst distractions come from within though, my mind goes on a tangent thought and I find myself doing gaming research or looking up something in universe.
I don't regularly get it, but my girls are going on a trip this week, so I'll have the house to myself for a few days. So, I may have a couple of epic endurance sessions only broken up by doing laundry and some household chores.
About 2 hours... qith luck
ReplyDeleteGood question.
ReplyDeleteAverage: from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
I avoid session of less than 30 minutes because I need time to get involved in the "rhythm" of the game.
Double or triple the time if I want/need to translate-format-publish an actual play, yes it takes me so long and that's why I publish so few of them (sorry)
Between 1 and 2 hours. About 1 hour for blogging (but I usually do this the next day).
ReplyDeleteBetween 15 mins and a few hours. Usually 30 to 60 mins, depending on what I can fit in between everything else I have to do and the ever present demands of the missus (who doesn't think telling myself stories is a productive use of time for some reason).
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