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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pinotage" data-source="post: 2076478" data-attributes="member: 15194">I'm in a similar situation where commitments allow me to only play D&D online in PbP games. I'm currently playing in three games on PlaybyWeb, a nice site which allows forum based posting with an integrated dice roller, private messaging and as many threads as you want on your game board. Here are my opinions:1) My longest lasting game has been going for 2 years now. It's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil and we've cleared almost half of the outer fane of the temples in this time. Slow, yes, but very enjoyable. Everybody posts about 3-5 times per week, but posting is always such that there's at least one or two new posts per day, mostly more. Of course, there are many more private messages that fly around between players and the DM. Don't let the slowness put you off - as DragonSword said, it's far better to play than not to play, and the roleplaying is much better given the time you have to consider a post. Creativity abounds, if you like writing.2) I haven't played in a over the table game in more than 10 years so I can't really compare. I've been playing PbP for 3.5 years now, and my longest games have been 2.5 years, 2 years, 11 months and 10 months, three of those which are still carrying on. Make sure you find a good and committed DM and good players. These days I generally play in the same games with most of the same players since the good players get recommended from one game to the next. I have had my share of lousy games that end after a week or a few months due to player disinterest of DM disappearance.3) I post battlemaps for my combats as bitmap images. Very tactical as it's all on a grid. Combat runs on 1 day per round basis, and I'll NPC any player who didn't manage to post to the best of my ability. I always keep the players informed if their actions are going to be affected by monster actions, and most players include caveats in their posts. My combats last a week or so, but it's fun and exciting as far as I'm concerned.4) I don't know about the site you're after, but you should look at rpol.net and Playbyweb.com, both which are easy to register on.Personally, I love PbP games. It takes 10 minutes to post and you can still game. It's a highly recommended alternative if you can't find a over the table game.Pinotage</blockquote>

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