Re: 'Freeflow games'

From: csr100@unix.york.ac.uk (Chris Rudram)

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000

On Fri, 05 Jul 1996 15:33:45 GMT, Steve Pritchard said:
: > What you're really looking for is a roleplaying game.  Most of
: > what gets called "roleplaying" in pbm is really no more than a
: > wargame where you control individuals instead of tactical units.

: Rubbish! That may be the case in the US, but in the UK we have
: literally hundreds of proper roleplaying PBM's available.

In fact only Quest ever claimed to a 'role-playing' game when it
wasn't... it's role playing the same as Ultima the computer games are..
as in not very. Thought the nature of the game does allow some
role-playing in deciding how to act as a party and who to insult.

As for 'proper' RPG's there are, as Steve Pritchard rightly says, a ton
of them. Some free, some a small charge and some charging per word, so
turns can come in at around 3 UKPounds or 5 dollars, or more a turn...
to expensive for my tastes, but friends who do play them seem to mightly
enjoy 'em.

: > "Real" roleplaying requires human moderation, and is more what
: > you describe.  It's well-nigh impossible in pbm because of the
: > time lag, but pbEm can support it, and does so quite well.

Balls.... so the well run Lands of Nevron I played in for a while (and
dropped out of due to time restrictions, a move I regret even now..)
didn't work?

The lag does me a slow turn around but it also allows players to put a
lot more into a game, and you'll think more before you act.

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References

Re: 'Freeflow games'
phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens)
Thu, 04 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000
'Freeflow games'
Malcolm.Hulme@btinternet.com (Malcolm Hulme)
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: 'Freeflow games'
Steve Pritchard <Steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Fri, 05 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000