Split up PC's

[jahn]

When this happens to me I

1. keep the spotlight short, five minutes max, before moving to the next group.

2. always break before anything significant happens. "You open the door and see, oh my God!" (go to next group)

3. don't allow dead time. If I have to look up a rule, make it up instead. If the spotlight group starts discussing things amongst themselves move on to the next group. This gets a bit tiring because the GM has no downtime during a session.

4. don't worry so much about keeping timelines in sync. Some groups will be in a fight while others research. You're going to have to hand wave time differences when the groups get back together.