How to get others interested in restarting a very old campaign?

Question

I am a part of a pretty regular little RP group, we have played several games together, and every person has had a turn GMing on or another game. However, over time, life happens, other things get in the way, and the game often gets forgotten. So far 3 games have been lost to time, and a 4th is bordering on being dumped as well.

Personally, and this might be a flaw on my part, but I find it hard to let go of some characters - sometimes I might "re-invent" them in a way when I create a new character. But what I would really like to do is restart the old campaigns.

Some of the problems we have are:

• Our time runs on a schedule. We effectively have to "book in" when we want to hang out, and even then it's not a guarantee.
• Some players have left. Not everyone in our original group is available any more.
• It's been a long time since we last played any of the campaigns.

Because of this, the general level of interest has fallen rather significantly. What I have done is tried to talk to some of the group's members to see whether or not they'd be interested in running the games again, but due to the above mentioned issues, the interest isn't all that high.

The part that I'm most interested in is bringing others back to restarting the old campaigns. Most of them are ones that other people ran, so how can I try and convince them to restart their campaign(s)?

Answer 1

What I would suggest is that you need aim for what your friends want, or to be more accurate, need, as a change.

Now that they're not interested in it would mean they're bored of it, so they want to do somthing else. They need improvements and changes that they expect, not only your ideas.

So try re-inventing your game that suits all of the intended players, including yourself.

This is what I have noticed in my life.

I must acknowledge that this is coming from a socially-awkward person (myself), but please take it into consideration. Speak to them about this idea before implementing it.

I hope this was helpful =)

Answer 2

Try proposing a reboot with a different system. I'm in the same situation and sometime I'm able to convince my old players to restart our abandoned games just proposing a different system. The idea of trying something new on the familiar ground of an old world with old companions, can do the magic and revive interest and motivation in some players.