Play by Post platforms?

[Eyes of Nine]

Hello,

With all the hooha around staying at home, I'm researching online tabletops.

But I'm also considering Play by Post (PbP).

I once participated in a PbP on Slack. It was pretty cool; but then one of the players disappeared, and the GM didn't want to bring another player in; so that game died.

Other suggestions for PbP platforms?

 

[Morrus]

There's one called EN World. It's one of the oldest PbP platforms in the world, having been started in 1999 wiht the dedicated forums "Playing the Game" and "Talking the Talk".

Forum list

D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, TTRPGs News & Reviews

www.enworld.org

 

[Eyes of Nine]

There's one called EN World. It's one of the oldest PbP platforms in the world, having been started in 1999 wiht the dedicated forums "Playing the Game" and "Talking the Talk".

Forum list

D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, TTRPGs News & Reviews

www.enworld.org

Can you set the PbP to be private?

 

[LordEntrails]

www.rondaksportal.net

Dedicated website for Play by Post that started in 1998. Allows you to recruit players if you want and then only those you accept can see the game's info. It includes not only threaded posts, but you can also have characters, stories and all sorts of stuff. Been more than a decade since I played or ran anything there, but it was a great place for PbP.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Can you set the PbP to be private?

I've been running PbP here for 3 years. I have no idea if other people are reading my games but I have never had anyone post who's not one of my players. I figure once the game gets going everyone leaves you to it.

 

[Umbran]

You cannot set them to be private, but we don't get people barging in - and if they do, moderators are happy to remove the offender.

 

[Eltab]

I've been running PbP here for 3 years. I have no idea if other people are reading my games but I have never had anyone post who's not one of my players. I figure once the game gets going everyone leaves you to it.

I've been reading a few PbP games that caught my fancy, but staying in 'lurker mode'. So you may indeed have an "audience" that you cannot detect.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I've been reading a few PbP games that caught my fancy, but staying in 'lurker mode'. So you may indeed have an "audience" that you cannot detect.

Honestly doesn't bother me. I hope they are entertained.

 

[KahlessNestor]

And there's Mythweavers. No idea if they can be made private, though. Savagerifts.com runs PBP Savage Rifts, and a few other Savage Worlds settings. They are also starting a Shadowrun spinoff.

 

[MoonSong]

Should I plug in the suggestion for RPOL.net?