[Play-by-Post] Tips & suggestions

[Torillan]

I've been considering starting up a play-by-post game, most likely using Scarred Lands. My question is this: what's the best way to approach this? I realize that it involves a lot of work, and will be slow, but any suggestions on how to proceed would be helpful.

P.S. - I have read the Dragon mag article that appeared recently, but wondered what other peoples impressions were.

 

[Douane]

Did you check out our "Gaming Action" forums, especially "Talking the Talk" for Out-of-character discussion and "Playing the game" for the actual games?

There's also the indispensable Play by Post FAQ.


Hope this helps!

Folkert

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Consider that you'll need much less combat and much more roleplaying, since combat takes forever, and roleplaying can be left alone with minimal DM interuption, if the players are willing to take amongst themselves.

Also, enjoy how much thinking time you have! And just go for it.

 

[Storminator]

Consider that you'll need much less combat and much more roleplaying, since combat takes forever, and roleplaying can be left alone with minimal DM interuption, if the players are willing to take amongst themselves.

Also, enjoy how much thinking time you have! And just go for it.

This is only true for RPing between PCs once you throw an NPC into the mix, it's just a slow as combat.

The one thing that worked best for me: hand pick your players very carefully. Don't just throw open a call for anyone interested. Send private emails to those you want in the game, and only take on those that are really interested. You're going to be talking to these folks a LOT, and you'll be dealing with them for a long time. So make sure it's enjoyable.

If that's taken care of, it's easy to run a game.

PS

 

[garyh]

Normally I pimp the PbP FAQ in a thread like this, but it looks like Douane already beat me to it!

 

[reapersaurus]

any body have any other questions?
I think some good advice and experiences could be shared, if anyone wanted....