Suggestions for a single gaming session. (RPG for a day)

[Dracarius]

Our group, as of late, has had a difficult time getting together to play our main campaign. With job changes and family life, its often we are missing 2 or sometimes 3 players and can't continue our ongoing campaign.

Rather then just not play anything. I'd like suggestions for one day games? They type of game where we can throw a group of random characters together and sit down and play for a few hours to feed the need.

Besides creating your own adventures (Which I'm not up to that level of creativity yet), what modules do you suggest?

[Kolokotroni]

The host of the podcast 3.5 private santuary has a plan for such situations that may work for your group for their gaming sessions.

1. Everyone Shows: Run normal campaign
2. One or more people are missing but enough are there to play a session: With separate characters, play a Pathfinder society Module (designed to be self contained and take a single playsession)
3. Not enough people for rpg or no dm: Board Game night.

[Broken Zenith]

What leve are your dudes? Or would you make separate characters for the night (which can be fun).

[Halfling Barbarian]

Play this. The PDF is free.

[Nebten]

Have you looked into Pathfinder Society? It sounds just like what you guys need. The scenarios are self contained with a beginning, middle and end. They can last from 3 to 5 hours. Characters can come and go, so you don't have worry about "campaign consistency." Also anybody can GM at any time.

I was in the same situation as you when I was in medical school and I found organize play a great way to get out an roll some dice for a few hours.

[Dracarius]

Halfling Barbarian wrote:

Play this. The PDF is free.

Already ran the group through it. :)

The last thing they remember is a pretty big party. Waking up in the morning in the middle of a goblin camp...