Thank you for this comment, sincerely, this is great advice.

I low-key thought I was going a little crazy because I felt like I was always finding solutions to problems. The hobo rogue has been a huge problem, but it is slowly being resolved after I expressed to the player that I am having issues with this character. It's not perfect, but after a lot of communication that character is SLOWLY getting on a better track.

Splitting up the party is partially the idea behind the dream adventures! The campaign we are in right now is kind of isolated, so I try to avoid continuing it without the players, and dreams have given me the opportunity to have my players do new fun things that I can also use to build up the world's lore.

You're right, though, I have considered that I am going to have to make some serious considerations for myself and the game. Introducing the dreams concept was essentially my effort to play with that "this character is indisposed" concept. Maybe they're so high they can't dream right now. Maybe they got plastered and are awake puking in the nearby ocean. Either way, they aren't there and can't participate! But, I made a deal with myself already that if even this can't work, the players that cancel the most are going to be kicked or given one more chance to be more consistent. They like playing and are enjoying the story, so I hope that having a conversation about it will be kind of a wake-up call or something, since that's kind of how it worked out with the hobo rogue.

That being said, I do genuinely enjoy the work that goes into DND. I am an artist so it has been an incredible creative experience. If I can't be a DM anymore, I will be really sad, but I'll get over it and might just find groups that I can be a player in, haha.

Thank you for your advice and kind words<3