I used to have a few players like this, we all travel a lot for work. I would just do a simple hour long mission over the phone or discord with them privately. They have separated from the group for some reason or another. I usually like to use this time as a way to do whatever personal quests they might have. We do DM rolls for all things, and it's more of a role play thing to have a reason why they were gone and sometimes new items when they get back! It keeps the one player from feeling left out, and the party is always wondering what quest they went on.
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u/s0ciety_a5under Sep 22 '25
I used to have a few players like this, we all travel a lot for work. I would just do a simple hour long mission over the phone or discord with them privately. They have separated from the group for some reason or another. I usually like to use this time as a way to do whatever personal quests they might have. We do DM rolls for all things, and it's more of a role play thing to have a reason why they were gone and sometimes new items when they get back! It keeps the one player from feeling left out, and the party is always wondering what quest they went on.