"PBEM game starting," or, "I am going to try again....." From: pbem@aol.com (PBEM) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 00:00:00 +0000 Gamers, Hi! My name is mark and my screen name is PBEM@aol.com. I am starting another pbem game. As a warning I want to let all potentially interested parties to know that I am not a professional PBEM person, nor do I ever have any ambitions of running a game on the net. I have tried runniing a handful on the net so far, and although I think they have been enjoyable and worth playing, they have all ABENDED so far....blown up....broken down....whatever. What I am saying is that since I am an amatuer (a hobbyist) expect some quirks along the way, and do not expect any huge apologies if the project has to be put on hold or goes south entirely. As the game master/referee I will be doing a huge portion of the work anyway. In a nutshell: no whining allowed! Well if I have not run you off with the above disclaimer, you are invited to play in a play by email fantasy game. Players will all be from a long-lived, primative, human race, in which all the elders are shamans. Each player starts just before the rite of eldership, in which the tribal adult makes the transition to shaman. Turns will be almost free format, and I will try for a two or three day response time. Communication between players will be almost unlimited, as long as everyone remains civil. Knowledge of the fantasy genre in general and fantasy RPG's specifically will help, as will a knowledge of the Gurps game system. But no specific books, games, or knowledge is needed. "How do I get started?" Thanks for asking. Just send me an email with your email address telling me that you are interested. If there are any specific limits to your game interests that you think might be worth mentioning, point them out. For example if any of the following are true it would be good to mention them so we can discuss them enough to see if they are going to be disruptive to my game. Examples of things worth mentioning. 1) You are only able to sign on to the net on the third Thursday of every other month. 2) You are a necrophiliac, and only enjoy games where your character is allowed to mate with dead things. 3) You are a rules lawyer, and you find yourself often saying, "But the rules say..." or "But last year you let Bobby role a six-sided..." 4) You live an alternate lifestyle (OK) and insist on injecting it into other people's fantasies (NOT OK). (I am straight, and don't include any sex, let alone same-sex oriented sex, intpo the fabric of the game.) 5) You have a rigid idea of how things should be run, and consider it your purpose on Earth to prevent others from making such obviuos errors as the exercise of creativity. 6) You always like to always play elves. "I always play elves. Why can't I play an elf? If I can't play an elf, can I play a half elf or a human that acts like an elf?' The above is just an attempt at being up front. Unlike a face to face game setting, I cant intimidate you with my one-pound, rusted iron lip ring, or random, meaningless screaming and drooling. Again in a nutshell: It is my game and I do things my way. But if you can survive that, be assured that I do listen to input, and will work hard to run a game worth playing. If you want to take a chance, let me know. Mark PBEM@aol.com Referenced By Up