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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 0:19:14 GMT -8
So I'm getting back into RPGs after a long break. I just started listening to the podcast about a month ago and I was wondering if anyone ever runs play-by-post games here?
Are they even allowed?
Has Google+ basically eradicated the PbP style of online gaming?
Should I feel old simply for asking these questions? Lately I've been pretty busy with life an whatnot and I think that online gaming without a set meeting time would be the best way to get my RPG fix.
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Post by kroh on Jan 23, 2013 4:20:18 GMT -8
I've tried play by post a few times and always found them lacking. It always felt like I was trying to play beside people who just wanted to show me how good a novelist they could be.
Pass...
I play google hangout and skype when I can now. The Google + game we have now is with a bunch of Happy Jackers around the globe.
Except for Hurricane sandy putting a crimp in things, we make it work.
Regards, Walt
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Post by malifer on Jan 23, 2013 5:29:22 GMT -8
From the post I'm not sure if you have tried G+ gaming?
The Roll20 site now has looking for group features. Including one-shots people want to run so it's not a regular slot you're trying to get to every week.
I will say playing at table is a 10, the G+ gaming is a 9.
I played in Hyvemynd's Dungeonworld game over Skype and if your game doesn't need any visual aids that was good.
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Post by Houndin on Jan 23, 2013 8:57:16 GMT -8
I used to play in a few play by post games on Rizzoma.com which is a reverse-engineered copy of google wave. It's still in its infancy, gadgets are just starting to come online, but it allows for real-time collaboration, dice rolling, napkin style map drawing, and some other things already.
There's also several other forums that have PbP games on them, some public, some not.
If you're interested I can point you in the direction of the ones I know. But what I've found is that PbP games move so glacially slow (even real-time sessions) as to be nigh unplayable for me. They certainly were not as fun as a voice session on skype or a g+ hangout. I'm not much of a creative writer so that probably has a lot to do with my lack of enjoyment.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 9:04:36 GMT -8
Kroh, you are right. I've played with people that try to "outwrite" each other too and it is really annoying. I've also played with people who wrote exactly what they would say if they were sitting around a table gaming. The tone the GM sets with the game is really important in that regard.
Malifer, I haven't tried G+ gaming, but I don't have a mic or webcam and bet that is a requirement for most, if not all, games. I like the idea of PbP because you can basically game anywhere. I could be traveling, but as long as I have my iPhone, I can post an update. However, it sounds like Google+ and Skype are amazing additions to the hobby and I hope to use them one day to game.
Houdin, yeah the games do move pretty slow, especially in combat. I don't think I'd ever run a DnD hack and slash in PbP. Narrative games (especially mystery/discovery focused games) with simple systems can be really fun. If you know of some PbP sites with Happy Jackish gamers I'd greatly appreciate the links!
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Post by worldseye on Jan 26, 2013 23:43:52 GMT -8
i just started playing my first pbf game on rpggeek.com/it's CoC and i'm enjoying it so far-seems to be a good group and most of them seem to post a few times per day, which makes me feel a little like the slacker with my average of once the other game i'm in is D&D 4e over g+, which is working well, but i'd prefer face to face if i had the option-glad to have the technology available, though, since we're in MD PA and NY
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Post by goodmush on Jan 27, 2013 9:50:35 GMT -8
The play-by-forum sounds like a really nice idea. are there any going on or gearing up to start on the Happy Jacks? I would love to throw down on something like that as I do not get a lot of sit-down time, and that sounds like a nice alternative to not gaming.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2013 17:36:15 GMT -8
I have been playing at DnDog (DnD Online Games) for almost six years. I ran a campaign that lasted four years. Playing PbP doesn't begin to compare to playing in real life but it can still be fun. I have very little free time and most of what I have is taken up by family and other responsibilities. So, for the most part, if I want to game PbP is the only way. If you go into it with the mindset that it is going to be like playing face to face you are going to be disappointed. Two of the biggest differences are that you lose most of the social aspects of playing rpgs with your friends and it is slow; really, really slow (I am just going through the game I ran for four years in my head and I would estimate that we could have gotten that far in about twelve normal sessions, give or take). The social aspect is tough. There can be some banter with ooc (out of character) comments but it is uncommon. The pace is what kills it for most players. I believe that the only way you can enjoy PbP is to change the way you look at it. If you look at it as typical rp-gaming you are going to get bored and lose interest quickly. If you alter your expectations, though, it can be quite enjoyable and some aspects of the hobby are actually easier (in my opinion). I imagine that many of you read webcomics, right. Some of those may have long running stories. Everyday you read the strip and get the next small bit of the story. PbP gaming is much the same thing. Everyday you check into your game(s) and post into the ones that are ready. One of the things that I like about this form of gaming is it is very easy to stay in character. I am not talented at improv so coming up with dialog on the fly is often difficult for me. With PbP, I can take as much time as I want to figure out what my character would say and how he/she/it would say it. After playing this way for a while you also learn to alter the way you do dialog in order to move things along. Let's say you are in a game where everyone posts once a day on most days. If your investigator has a series questions for a witness, instead of asking them one by one, like you normally would, you ask as many as you feasibly can in one post and then the GM can answer them all in their post. Five questions could take five or more days to get through or it could take two if you do it this way. It makes the dialog a little unrealistic but how many players can hold a realistic dialog on a consistant basis? I would never argue that PbP gaming is as good as gaming in real life. There is no comparison. On the other hand, there is fun to be had if you go into it with the right frame of mind. Now, I have been psyching myself up to start another campaign soon. It will be in a homebrew fantasy setting. I was going to run it on DnDOG but if a PbP area opens up here I would love to run it for HappyJackers. You can also join DnDOG and when I put the application up for my game you can apply (be sure to mention HappyJacks!) there. I was going to run it in DnD 3.5 but I have read the Savage Worlds main rule book and I would be willing to read it again (and the fantasy book) and run it that way. I have to refresh my memory on the rules before a final decision, though, because some systems work better than others in PbP. If this all sounded disjointed, forgive me, I post while at work in twenty second bursts, heheh.
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