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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 6896492" data-attributes="member: 8243">How does it work? Pretty much like a regular game, only in super slow motion. On the up side, this means that you have time to consider the situation and craft interesting responses. PbP can be a great for really getting into character. How much time do you spend in a typical game each week? It varies. In my case it can take 20-30 minutes to generate a post as a player, and an hour or more as a GM. More if I need to reference rules, or read back through the thread to find something posted earlier. I tend to work on the basis of needing an hour a day to manage my one game as a GM and one as a player. Tips for someone that wants to do it for the first time? Read though some of the existing IC threads. Check out the first pages of some OOC threads as well. That should give you a fairly good idea of how games are created, and how they run. Don't overcommit too early. It can be tempting to jump into new games when things are slow. But when they all pick up and/or life gets busy, you can find it makes your gaming feel a bit more like work than fun. Dummies guide to PbP? The sticky thread below is a good start. thotd</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doghead, post: 6896492, member: 8243"] [B]How does it work?[/B] Pretty much like a regular game, only in super slow motion. On the up side, this means that you have time to consider the situation and craft interesting responses. PbP can be a great for really getting into character. [B]How much time do you spend in a typical game each week?[/B] It varies. In my case it can take 20-30 minutes to generate a post as a player, and an hour or more as a GM. More if I need to reference rules, or read back through the thread to find something posted earlier. I tend to work on the basis of needing an hour a day to manage my one game as a GM and one as a player. [B]Tips for someone that wants to do it for the first time?[/B] Read though some of the existing IC threads. Check out the first pages of some OOC threads as well. That should give you a fairly good idea of how games are created, and how they run. Don't overcommit too early. It can be tempting to jump into new games when things are slow. But when they all pick up and/or life gets busy, you can find it makes your gaming feel a bit more like work than fun. [B]Dummies guide to PbP?[/B] The sticky thread below is a good start. thotd [/QUOTE]

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