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<blockquote data-quote="Wednesday Boy" data-source="post: 5442202" data-attributes="member: 53678">I play in one PBEM and it works swimmingly.&nbsp; The primary reason is because we have a top notch GM.&nbsp; But I think the two main ways that it helps keep our interest is that:&nbsp;1.&nbsp; it is all narrative with very barebone stats so combat always flows.&nbsp; You post what your character does and the GM responds in kind.&nbsp; There is no lag for die rolling, hit points, or movement on a battlemap.&nbsp;2.&nbsp; each character has their own storyline so you don't have to wait long for a response, as long as the GM is responding quickly.&nbsp; (As opposed to waiting for Players 1, 2, 3, and 4 to respond before ending round one.)&nbsp; That keeps the game flowing and keeps interest up.&nbsp;&nbsp;That's definitely my experience too.&nbsp; At the table one of my friends lives for combat.&nbsp; He's primarily hack and slash with not much roleplaying going on.&nbsp; But in a PBEM he's a stellar roleplayer.&nbsp; A few posts into his first PBEM and his character had written a beautiful poem!&nbsp; That coming from a guy who I've known and gamed with my whole life completely wowed me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wednesday Boy, post: 5442202, member: 53678"] I play in one PBEM and it works swimmingly. The primary reason is because we have a top notch GM. But I think the two main ways that it helps keep our interest is that: 1. it is all narrative with very barebone stats so combat always flows. You post what your character does and the GM responds in kind. There is no lag for die rolling, hit points, or movement on a battlemap. 2. each character has their own storyline so you don't have to wait long for a response, as long as the GM is responding quickly. (As opposed to waiting for Players 1, 2, 3, and 4 to respond before ending round one.) That keeps the game flowing and keeps interest up. That's definitely my experience too. At the table one of my friends lives for combat. He's primarily hack and slash with not much roleplaying going on. But in a PBEM he's a stellar roleplayer. A few posts into his first PBEM and his character had written a beautiful poem! That coming from a guy who I've known and gamed with my whole life completely wowed me. [/QUOTE]

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