Re: Help for starting a PBEM??

From: phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens)

Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <TbFNbCAtToXyEwrP@phildee.demon.co.uk>,
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>"Karen J. Cravens" <phoenyx@southwind.net> writes
>>Phil, you reading this?  What game systems do
>>your GM's run under, and do they mess with mechanics much in
>>play?
>
>Is that me? My wife Dee runs the RPG's. We don't use any systems,
>they're completely freeform and stat free. I won't add any more right now
>as you might be talking about someone completely different<g>.

Nope, that was you.  :}

Okay, that jibes with the Phoenyx' tendencies...  I have yet to
see any functional difference between the game run under HERO
System (which, for the uninitiated, is so mechanics-heavy it
qualifies as a wargame when played in the usual tabletop manner)
and FUDGE (which is next best thing to freeform).

Mostly I've noticed that people seem to latch onto character
generation systems because it gives them a framework that's
relatively concrete.  The only people who seem really comfortable
with a purely textual description are also fanfic authors.  After
that, though, the rest of the system gets altogether ignored.

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References

Help for starting a PBEM??
kiwif@southeast.net (Mrkiwi)
Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Help for starting a PBEM??
Beowulfe <beowulfe@mindspring.com>
Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000