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I Had To Go Because...

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This is the PDF version.  If you're looking for the Fantasy Grounds module, click here!


"Sorry, I can't make it this week!"

It can be hard to get all of your players together at the same time and place.  When other obligations pull a player away from your table, but the rest of the party doesn't want to pause the game for weeks or even months, what's a DM to do?  Kill off their character?  Relegate them to NPC status?  No!  "I Had To Go Because..." is filled with over 180 in-character "excuses" for why an adventurer needs to take leave of the party.

Inside these pages you will find...

  • d8 charts organized by Background, so that ghosts from an adventurer's past can come back to haunt them.
  • Options that are pressing but not life-threatening, so the party won't feel obligated to tag along.
  • Advice on reintroducing characters who've grown and benefited from an extended absense, and bring new boons to the party, rather than getting left in the dust.
"The neat thing about I Had to Go Because is that most of the explanations can be spun into one-shot adventures or story hooks that allow a character's story to continue even when the player isn't at the table." ~ Christian Hoffer, Comicbook.com ★★★★★

"As a DM there's nothing worse than having to come up with reasons that some players are missing.  As a player, throwing one of these ideas at your DM saves them a huge headache and shows that you take the game seriously enough to think about that.  Either way, it's a good purchase." ~ Bryan H. ★★★★★

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Andrew T January 28, 2022 4:42 pm UTC
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Hey Ashley,

I like this supplement. The one thing I noticed is that there isn't anything for the "Cloistered Scholar" background. Was that intentional?
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Ashley M February 01, 2022 4:07 am UTC
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Hi Andrew! So glad you're enjoying it. Unfortunately, the book's coverage of Sword Coast backgrounds is hit-or-miss. Sadly, some two and a half years after I wrote it, I can't recall my original reasoning for not including these backgrounds.

Hmm. I may just have to work out a sequel with the remainder of the Sword Coast backgrounds, as well as all the other backgrounds that have come out in adventures since then!
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Robert B December 31, 2019 9:21 pm UTC
Any chance you could adapt this to FG (Fantasy Grounds)?
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Ashley M January 01, 2020 4:54 pm UTC
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I'll look into contacting someone about it! ^^
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Robyn N January 16, 2020 6:03 am UTC
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It's available on FG now! :)
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/299803
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Anthony K May 22, 2019 2:58 am UTC
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Hello Ashley! This is Cassie from the YouTube channel Home Brew Crew.

I just wanted to let you know that we reviewed your 5e Supplement on one of our latest videos. We liked it a lot and wanted to share it with more people. You can check out the video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g2u03wn0XE

Thank you for making this awesome supplement! We try to find homebrew content that adds more to the game and is balanced, and yours did just that!

-Cassie, Home Brew Crew
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