[pbem open] 4-A Foray

From: Bob Barrett <send@nomorespam.neo.lrun.com>

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0000

The 4-A Foray (Across Appalachia After Armageddon) free e-mail
adventure is in need of a few new players, to take over existing characters,
and to fill in some bit parts for a short-term commitment.  I'm not seeking
new long-term characters, but if yours is interesting enough, I might change
my mind.
	The characters needed are:
A wilderness guide (replacement for retiring player)
A surly sales clerk
A military medic
A politician lost in the mountains, after escaping from the bad guys
An insufferable bureaucrat
(these last four are short-term)
	The web site can be reached at:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/9679/4a-1.html
	My real e-mail address is on every web page ;-)
	The setting is in eastern North America in 2017, after the USA was
devastated by a nuclear war in 2011.  This cross-genre adventure combines
aspects of futuristic sci-fi, the wild west, and the classic theme of the
quest.  The focus is on using your wits to get out of dangerous situations,
not on combat or keeping score.  This PBem is literary rather than rule-based;
if the GM likes it, it stays in the story.  No dice are used.

Experience in roleplaying, creative writing, and/or actual Appalachian
locations are helpful but not required.  Several participants are not even
native speakers of English.  Lurkers are always welcome.

The events in this PBeM are being edited into an online novel, which
now has 23 web pages of varying lengths.  The novel can be reached from the
home page.  If you have read this far, why not go check it out?