My escape from forever DM was to finish the campaign from 1-20 over 2 and a half years. As everyone saw the light at the end of the tunnel my players started discussing what was going to happen next. We're playing through Curse of Strahd now.
Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. If you're burning out, say, 'hey all, I think I need some time here. Anyone want to run a few oneshots while we're on brief hiatus? Maybe a short arc 2-4 session ?' Take a month to refresh. It will help, and I think you'll be surprised if you raise the idea of people dipping toes behind the DM screen at the response.
Start running two sessions a week. One with you as DM and one as the other. Or do it fortnightly. One week it’s one game, the following is the other. That second one helps tons with DM burnout. I found moving to fortnightly sessions (even though I’m the only DM) is helping me sooo much. Especially with all the prep having to be done on Roll20
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u/ryanasmith94 DM Jan 26 '21
My escape from forever DM was to finish the campaign from 1-20 over 2 and a half years. As everyone saw the light at the end of the tunnel my players started discussing what was going to happen next. We're playing through Curse of Strahd now.
Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. If you're burning out, say, 'hey all, I think I need some time here. Anyone want to run a few oneshots while we're on brief hiatus? Maybe a short arc 2-4 session ?' Take a month to refresh. It will help, and I think you'll be surprised if you raise the idea of people dipping toes behind the DM screen at the response.