Re: New: Greyhawk Legends (free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg)

From: iarg86@yahoo.it

Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:11:31 +0000

On 27 Nov, 21:13, donotre...@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter) wrote:
> Name:           Greyhawk Legends
> Costs:          Free
> Frequency:              Once weekly minimum
> Email:          kmiracle zat cox.net
> URL:            http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/GreyhawkLegends
> Type:           D&D v3.5 fantasy RPG
> Last-Update:            2007Nov24
> Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg
>
> Description:
>
> Welcome to the rebirth of the Greyhawk Legends campaign. The play-by-email
> game based in the world of Greyhawk, created by the DM, having existed
> since the face-to-face play began in 1982, and once played on Yahoo Groups
> about four years ago. This time around will be very different than before.
> The pbem game in which you are about to become involved might be typical
> of other pbem D&D games, but I have in mind the concept to create a wide
> open-ended, non-linear story for characters to follow. This will entail a
> great deal of player involvement with the DM to create an interactive
> world scene. I want players to be able to contribute to the ideas,
> adventures, encounters, and description of locations.
>
> The game is located within the Solnor Compact, on the Eastern shores of
> the Flaeness, and centered on a town known as Horaja. Half-way between the
> Free Cities of Ountsy and Roland, Horaja is a relatively new establishment
> with a long-developed past. Hearty characters with a powerful will to
> survive and prosper are needed to firmly implant the economic strength of
> the town.
>
> This game will not be restricted by a certain number of PC's allowed in
> the adventuring party. I intend to allow as many PC's as can be possibly
> managed into the game. Of course this may result in a great deal of more
> work on the DM's part with numerous character's involved, but I believe
> the onus of adventuring decisions lies more on the shoulders of the player
> than with the DM. Each player will be restricted to running only one
> character for this game.
>
> If you are looking for a good deal of combat to occur in your D&D game,
> then you may need to look for another pbem game. There will be combat
> encounters in this game, and quite frequently enough, but I would like to
> see how your character can become involved in the affairs of a D&D world.
> The requirement for such character interaction is in the bounds of the
> player imagination. If you have the capability of an excellent D&D mind,
> then you will no doubt go far in this game. Players will be awarded for
> the amount of effort they put into their character actions. Combat will be
> secondary to good character play.
>
> As you may have guessed by now, posting the actions for your character on
> a regular basis will be essential to your success in this pbem game. The
> game is not intended to be linear, and some characters will progress at a
> different rate than others. Your rate of posting will not be dependent
> upon whether another player needs to post for his character. The exception
> to this will be on the occasion that some characters desire to form an
> adventuring party, and in that case those characters will then be on the
> same time line.
>
> In relation to combat resolution, we enter into a melee time-line known as
> Detailed Action Time. I believe it's entirely possible to adequately
> resolve combat through a consistent exchange of emails. We exchange the
> data for each combatant (whether it be monster or another character type)
> and then make the required rolls at irony.com for hits, saves, etc.
>
> The game has a very solid "R" rating. No one under the age of 18 will be
> permitted to participate here due to the possibility of strong adult
> content.
>
> A great deal more information can be obtained from joining the Greyhawk
> Legends site. Only very serious die-hard D&D gamers need to join this
> game.
>
> As happens occasionally, there may very well be something basic that I'm
> forgetting to mention. Please don't hesitate to ask anything of the DM and
> start any string of discussion on your mind.
>
> Looking forward to the character creation with you!
>
> [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list
> itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, athttp://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/-- greg ]

Hi. I would like to join the group (if possible). Though, I don't know
how to create a character (I have never played by e-mail). Can you
give me some suggestions in that sense?

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New: Greyhawk Legends (free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg)
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