Anyone here ever play a session/game that left them EXHAUSTED? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Anyone here ever play a session/game that left them EXHAUSTED? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Priest_of_Shaundakul
10-13-06, 06:54 PM And it need not be from a long session, it could be one where many hard decisions had to be made, many battles fought, or many puzzles/quests to complete.
vancouver_dndplayer
10-13-06, 08:14 PM I once was coming off a cold and played in a Friday evening (7 pm to 11 pm) session. I was dead tired at the end and I gave myself a laugh as I thought "How could I get worn out by playing D&D"?
Shaggy_Shaggs
10-13-06, 08:22 PM I once played for 8 hours, took a 1 hour break, then played another 20 hours. That one was rather tiring.

Those that've been tiring from mental burnout, psychological strain, etc: too many to count. Many of those were when I was playing playing an antihero so disagreeable even I didn't like him, though he was interesting to play. (Char was an extreme racist, I'm not. I was very grateful when certain other characters took measures to help the character remove his head from his ass so he lost that aspect.)
TheChilliGod
10-13-06, 08:55 PM Uhm, played for 6 hours, 2-hour break for dinner, then another 6 hours was probably my most tiring session.

Especially since I had never before stayed awake till 3:30 in the morning. It took me two whole days of grogginess to get back to normal. (An hour of Daylight Saving time being taken away from me didn't help much, either)
Sarella Starshine
10-13-06, 09:00 PM well, i have had tiring sessions, not because of the mental stress of the session or the length, but because i was about 7 months pregnant and was doing a night game followed by an early afternoon game.

needless to say, that did not last long (about a month).
SokenzanMarauder
10-13-06, 09:05 PM well, i have had tiring sessions, not because of the mental stress of the session or the length, but because i was about 7 months pregnant and was doing a night game followed by an early afternoon game.

needless to say, that did not last long (about a month).
So, does your baby play? Or dream about playing. :D

Most tiring session I've ever played would have been my most recent one over at a buddies place. I normally get to bed around 9:00 PM my time. I was up 'till around 6:00 AM. Boy was I destroyed. Got about four hours of sleep then got up and watched a bunch of movies, drove home, and went right to bed. :p

-Gene
Androlphas
10-13-06, 09:05 PM I'm always exhausted after running a game session. I tend to get real invloved, hamming it up, etc. I don' think I ever sit down once the game begins.
Sarella Starshine
10-13-06, 09:20 PM So, does your baby play? Or dream about playing. :D

Most tiring session I've ever played would have been my most recent one over at a buddies place. I normally get to bed around 9:00 PM my time. I was up 'till around 6:00 AM. Boy was I destroyed. Got about four hours of sleep then got up and watched a bunch of movies, drove home, and went right to bed. :p

-Gene

well, she is extremely fond of dice and the minis, so its only a matter of time before she acctually starts playing P. i acctually have pictures of her at the table laying the smack down a couple of our large minis (the chraal and the dire wolf to be exact). nothing like a grapple and atempted swallow whole to teach those bad men not to mess with her P
TheMeanOne
10-13-06, 10:45 PM The Barbarian was enchanted into wanting to stay in an Oasis as mayor. 4-5 hours packed to the brink with intense combats, heavy roleplaying and extreme stress. Not that the usual sessions are dull or light on combat or roleplay, this was just a whole other level. It wasn't a long session, but man was I tired at the end.

Best session ever, though.
Dark Stryke
10-13-06, 10:57 PM There was one time in which I was up till 1:00 AM before the session writing material, then went to work for four hours early in the morning (9 to 1), and only then did I go over to a friend's house and run the session I had crafted. Everything went well and we all had a blast. We stopped for about an hour at 7:00PM to get pizza, then went back to playing. At midnight, I called a halt due to incredible exhaustion, but my players begged me to keep running. So we played for another 3 hours, the last two of which I was running off the top of my head (so much for planning out the whole session).

I was so drained at the end that I just fell right to sleep on the bean bag chair I had been DMing on in my friend's basement/room. When everyone woke the next morning, they all agreed it was the best session they'd played in all campaign, and a few of them said it was the best session they'd played ever. Period.

It was the most tiring sessions I ever ran, but one of the most fun.
SokenzanMarauder
10-13-06, 11:34 PM well, she is extremely fond of dice and the minis, so its only a matter of time before she acctually starts playing P. i acctually have pictures of her at the table laying the smack down a couple of our large minis (the chraal and the dire wolf to be exact). nothing like a grapple and atempted swallow whole to teach those bad men not to mess with her P
Aww, how adorable! :D

She'll be slaying dragons with the best of 'em I'm sure. :p

-Gene
JiobiValen
10-13-06, 11:51 PM Hmm.. Longest game i've played was about 16 hours nonstop, however this was done for 2 days in a row with little sleep so it was probably over 30 hours in that amount of time.

And yes, it was exhausting..
rudie
10-14-06, 01:23 AM probably 12 hours with a 1 hour break for chinese food.
Board_Rider
10-14-06, 12:50 PM My most exhausting session was actually last weekend. After not DMing for awhile I have been doing it as of late. Well, last weekend I DMed Sons of Gruumsh. The sheer amount of Orc NPCs that I had to keep track of was a pain. I was happy when that session ended.
SeptimusMagistos
10-14-06, 04:40 PM No. I play DnD for relaxation.
quidtartarum
10-14-06, 05:09 PM Hi everyone. Im new and I saw this thread. anyway i am a dedicated D&D player. Every Friday my friends and I play for several hours at a time. our last session went for 12 hours. That was exhausting.
CharlieRock
10-14-06, 09:13 PM As a DM I've had some sessions where I felt numbed out. Usually after a long session though.
Issabella
10-14-06, 10:08 PM Each new years days, a 12+ hour session of gaming. Usually the GM has it on a major plot point/battle/confrontation point. The last plot arch, and infact age ended last new years game.
Man in the Funny Hat
10-14-06, 11:53 PM The most drained I've been just from the game itself rather than the duration of the session is probably when I was running a Star Wars campaign under the original d6 system. It was a VERY high energy game and keeping up the action and pacing was exhausting.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Priest_of_Shaundakul 10-13-06, 06:54 PM	And it need not be from a long session, it could be one where many hard decisions had to be made, many battles fought, or many puzzles/quests to complete.
vancouver_dndplayer 10-13-06, 08:14 PM	I once was coming off a cold and played in a Friday evening (7 pm to 11 pm) session. I was dead tired at the end and I gave myself a laugh as I thought "How could I get worn out by playing D&D"?
Shaggy_Shaggs 10-13-06, 08:22 PM	I once played for 8 hours, took a 1 hour break, then played another 20 hours. That one was rather tiring. Those that've been tiring from mental burnout, psychological strain, etc: too many to count. Many of those were when I was playing playing an antihero so disagreeable even I didn't like him, though he was interesting to play. (Char was an extreme racist, I'm not. I was very grateful when certain other characters took measures to help the character remove his head from his ass so he lost that aspect.)
TheChilliGod 10-13-06, 08:55 PM	Uhm, played for 6 hours, 2-hour break for dinner, then another 6 hours was probably my most tiring session. Especially since I had never before stayed awake till 3:30 in the morning. It took me two whole days of grogginess to get back to normal. (An hour of Daylight Saving time being taken away from me didn't help much, either)
Sarella Starshine 10-13-06, 09:00 PM	well, i have had tiring sessions, not because of the mental stress of the session or the length, but because i was about 7 months pregnant and was doing a night game followed by an early afternoon game. needless to say, that did not last long (about a month).
SokenzanMarauder 10-13-06, 09:05 PM	well, i have had tiring sessions, not because of the mental stress of the session or the length, but because i was about 7 months pregnant and was doing a night game followed by an early afternoon game. needless to say, that did not last long (about a month). So, does your baby play? Or dream about playing. :D Most tiring session I've ever played would have been my most recent one over at a buddies place. I normally get to bed around 9:00 PM my time. I was up 'till around 6:00 AM. Boy was I destroyed. Got about four hours of sleep then got up and watched a bunch of movies, drove home, and went right to bed. :p -Gene
Androlphas 10-13-06, 09:05 PM	I'm always exhausted after running a game session. I tend to get real invloved, hamming it up, etc. I don' think I ever sit down once the game begins.
Sarella Starshine 10-13-06, 09:20 PM	So, does your baby play? Or dream about playing. :D Most tiring session I've ever played would have been my most recent one over at a buddies place. I normally get to bed around 9:00 PM my time. I was up 'till around 6:00 AM. Boy was I destroyed. Got about four hours of sleep then got up and watched a bunch of movies, drove home, and went right to bed. :p -Gene well, she is extremely fond of dice and the minis, so its only a matter of time before she acctually starts playing P. i acctually have pictures of her at the table laying the smack down a couple of our large minis (the chraal and the dire wolf to be exact). nothing like a grapple and atempted swallow whole to teach those bad men not to mess with her P
TheMeanOne 10-13-06, 10:45 PM	The Barbarian was enchanted into wanting to stay in an Oasis as mayor. 4-5 hours packed to the brink with intense combats, heavy roleplaying and extreme stress. Not that the usual sessions are dull or light on combat or roleplay, this was just a whole other level. It wasn't a long session, but man was I tired at the end. Best session ever, though.
Dark Stryke 10-13-06, 10:57 PM	There was one time in which I was up till 1:00 AM before the session writing material, then went to work for four hours early in the morning (9 to 1), and only then did I go over to a friend's house and run the session I had crafted. Everything went well and we all had a blast. We stopped for about an hour at 7:00PM to get pizza, then went back to playing. At midnight, I called a halt due to incredible exhaustion, but my players begged me to keep running. So we played for another 3 hours, the last two of which I was running off the top of my head (so much for planning out the whole session). I was so drained at the end that I just fell right to sleep on the bean bag chair I had been DMing on in my friend's basement/room. When everyone woke the next morning, they all agreed it was the best session they'd played in all campaign, and a few of them said it was the best session they'd played ever. Period. It was the most tiring sessions I ever ran, but one of the most fun.
SokenzanMarauder 10-13-06, 11:34 PM	well, she is extremely fond of dice and the minis, so its only a matter of time before she acctually starts playing P. i acctually have pictures of her at the table laying the smack down a couple of our large minis (the chraal and the dire wolf to be exact). nothing like a grapple and atempted swallow whole to teach those bad men not to mess with her P Aww, how adorable! :D She'll be slaying dragons with the best of 'em I'm sure. :p -Gene
JiobiValen 10-13-06, 11:51 PM	Hmm.. Longest game i've played was about 16 hours nonstop, however this was done for 2 days in a row with little sleep so it was probably over 30 hours in that amount of time. And yes, it was exhausting..
rudie 10-14-06, 01:23 AM	probably 12 hours with a 1 hour break for chinese food.
Board_Rider 10-14-06, 12:50 PM	My most exhausting session was actually last weekend. After not DMing for awhile I have been doing it as of late. Well, last weekend I DMed Sons of Gruumsh. The sheer amount of Orc NPCs that I had to keep track of was a pain. I was happy when that session ended.
SeptimusMagistos 10-14-06, 04:40 PM	No. I play DnD for relaxation.
quidtartarum 10-14-06, 05:09 PM	Hi everyone. Im new and I saw this thread. anyway i am a dedicated D&D player. Every Friday my friends and I play for several hours at a time. our last session went for 12 hours. That was exhausting.
CharlieRock 10-14-06, 09:13 PM	As a DM I've had some sessions where I felt numbed out. Usually after a long session though.
Issabella 10-14-06, 10:08 PM	Each new years days, a 12+ hour session of gaming. Usually the GM has it on a major plot point/battle/confrontation point. The last plot arch, and infact age ended last new years game.
Man in the Funny Hat 10-14-06, 11:53 PM	The most drained I've been just from the game itself rather than the duration of the session is probably when I was running a Star Wars campaign under the original d6 system. It was a VERY high energy game and keeping up the action and pacing was exhausting.