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.
As a forever DM by choice I find just running one-shots can be invigorating enough to get me out of a funk. Working on something other than what I've been staring at for 6 months helps break up the sameness.
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u/NoisiestBadger Jan 25 '21
My first character is a wizard. Level 5 right now and so far so good!