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How to Play-by-Post?
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Whizbang Dustyboots
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Well, there's the Playing the Game and Talking the Talk boards here at ENWorld which are nothing but pbp.
I've been running a campaign via message board since January 2006. I'd say that, as a rule of thumb, each hour of normal play translates into about a month of pbp, and that's with regular posting. If you have slackers, it can take even longer.
As a result, the focus should be less on slam-bam action (although it's D&D, so some of that is almost always appreciated) and more on roleplaying, since people can take advantage of the time between turns to post long discussions between characters and the like.
I recommend taking out some of the randomness of the game and using point buy or Invisible Castle, which records rolls for later. Likewise, when I do it, I roll all the dice as DM, but Invisible Castle is some folks' preference as well.
Battlegrids are difficult -- but not impossible -- to do, so you may want to go with a more narrative style adventure, but if you have a FTP space, an image editing program and a bit of patience, you can make battlegrids work.
I've been running a campaign via message board since January 2006. I'd say that, as a rule of thumb, each hour of normal play translates into about a month of pbp, and that's with regular posting. If you have slackers, it can take even longer.
As a result, the focus should be less on slam-bam action (although it's D&D, so some of that is almost always appreciated) and more on roleplaying, since people can take advantage of the time between turns to post long discussions between characters and the like.
I recommend taking out some of the randomness of the game and using point buy or Invisible Castle, which records rolls for later. Likewise, when I do it, I roll all the dice as DM, but Invisible Castle is some folks' preference as well.
Battlegrids are difficult -- but not impossible -- to do, so you may want to go with a more narrative style adventure, but if you have a FTP space, an image editing program and a bit of patience, you can make battlegrids work.
In addition to the excellent sites already mentioned, unlimitedrpgs.com is also a good place for PbP. In my personal opinion, the interface at that site is "cleaner" and easier to read than RPOL -- though RPOL has many features that ULRPGS does not, such as a dice roller.
Regardless of where you try, PbP gaming is really great. I don't have the time for TT gaming and PbP is a viable alternative. In many ways, it has advantages over TT in that writing out a character's speech faciliates better role play, etc.
I agree with the previous poster -- jump in, the water is fine!!!
Regardless of where you try, PbP gaming is really great. I don't have the time for TT gaming and PbP is a viable alternative. In many ways, it has advantages over TT in that writing out a character's speech faciliates better role play, etc.
I agree with the previous poster -- jump in, the water is fine!!!
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