The Clarion Call: FATE in the Time of Video-Conferencing

[RobFP]

One thing I never thought I'd want to do was RP via video...until I had to.

Then, something occurred to me: by mixing the FATE system, with its super-easy, on-the-fly mechanics, and worldwide community of gamers now made accessible by the proliferation of video-conferencing, I might be able to make a "clarion call" to gamers around the world who, upon seeing a post in which I offer to run a FATE game via Zoom (or Google Hangouts or whatever) "right now" or "tonight at 7 pm EST" or some such, might come ready to play.

Someone suggested using Discord to muster pick-up game players, but I don't find that to be effective. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

What do folks think about this idea, using the EN World Community for that? I'm a GM; FATE has been my jam in recent years (because I don't have the time or patience anymore to generate NPCs in other systems); and sometimes, the spirit just moves me at odd times to RP. But since we're not kids anymore, I can't just bring my books around the corner and knock on my friends' doors and say, "wanna game?" But I kinda can now, virtually. And since the shutdown has gotten people used to videoconferencing more than ever before, I think more people might be open to this than ever before.

Thoughts?

 

[MarkB]

If you're trying to muster gamers in a "right now" fashion, minutes or hours in advance of a game, this probably isn't the best place to do so. Forum conversations tend to take place at a pace of hours or sometimes days between responses. A Discord server or Facebook group is more likely to have that immediacy.

That said, there is a Gamers Seeking Gamers sub-forum here specifically for the purpose of bringing players together, so go ahead and dive in.

 

[RobFP]

You would think, right, Mark? But I've been logged in to Discord for over two hours, and have gotten no response. Again, maybe I'm doing it wrong. But you responded within 16 minutes of my post. So it seems this is the more effective method.