Re: The Future of PBEM & USENET RPGs

From: cw6674@albnyvms.bitnet

Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 21:01:54 +0000

>Well, in the games I and other PBM GM friends
>run, the players never interact with each other. Their characters interact
>with both NPC and PC alike and I write individual turns for each player. Some
>PCs will spend a lot of time with other PCs, but if I find one player takes
>longer than the other to send turns in, I will quickly find a rational plot
>line to split their characters up. This allows me to run a game at a fairly
>quick turnaround for players who write turns quickly and a much more sedate
>pace for slower players. I do provide a method of characters sending messages
>to each other (note CHARACTERS not PLAYERS) - they come via me. The player
>will not know whether they are sending to a player character or to a non-
>player character, and nor should they. Either the PC or the NPC may reply, or
>may choose not to. So even there there is no indication.

This sounds great! Looking for any players for your EMAIL Campaigns? I'd like
to join up!

Chuck Waterman
alias
Father Donal O'Flaherty,
Dan Hibachi, Montebanc for Hire
Sir Lash Jammit
Frozzbozz the slightly confused
...among many others

References

The Future of PBEM & USENET RPGs
afabbro@umich.edu (Andrew Philip Fabbro)
Mon, 28 Nov 1994 21:00:55 +0000
Re: The Future of PBEM & USENET RPGs
Frontiersman@pagani.demon.co.uk (Ste Kemp - GM)
Thu, 08 Dec 1994 19:36:55 +0000