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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GM Iago" data-source="post: 1587543" data-attributes="member: 13672">I can't answer much about the books, but I can toss at least one cent in about the PbP medium.As Merak spoke, it is much much slower then real-life or even CBG (chat-based gaming).  It takes months to do what can be done in hours.  If you like games to move quickly, don't try this one out.That said, if you and your players like to write and flesh out characters, this can certainly be the way to go.  You can find a lot of people will put up a one or two post sentence in which only half of the words are spelled correctly.  Others will reply to the same situation/post with a five paragraph reply which really makes you not only see the character but get to here what he/she is thinking and feeling.  It allows for a game that is very vivid and character oriented.That isn't to say that PbP's can't be plot oriented, but the plot takes a long longer to unfold unless you're practically dragging your characters through it.  You've gotta be patient and let the PC's move at their own pace, even if that means sitting back and letting them talk out a plan amongst themselves for 3-4 days.It can be great or it can be a pain in the arse.  It depends on what you like and who you get as players (of course, the same is said about every gaming medium out there).</blockquote>