Re: GMing by PBeM

From: terrence@freenet2.scri.fsu.edu (Terrence Walsh)

Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 01:56:20 +0000

Jeffrey Heinen (psu00753@odin.cc.pdx.edu) wrote:
: Hello Everyone,

Hi Jeff, hope you find my advice useful...

: 	Im concidering starting a PBeM RPG of some type
: 	and I was wondering if the vetran GM'rs would
: 	bestow upon me a few hints and tips.

: 	Like:
: 	Characters, should I roll or allow them to make
: 		their own. or a bit of both?

Let them make up their own characters, and give them numbers to choose from
i.e it is common to give players 80 points to give to their 6 AD&D
(copyright TSR Inc.) stats.  etc. anything else you want to add should be
given to all characters equally.

: 	Time: How much time should pass during each pass

This really depends on you and your players.  You should send out moves
the same day that a majority of players have responded, as a rule of thumb.

: 	Anything else you would like to add. Anyone have
: 	any ideas for something good to use?

Pay attention to your spelling when you write out turns.  This makes it
much more fun for everyone involved when ideas and actions flow freely
without having to figure out what some words mean.

: 	As a side note, what
type of Campain is there : 	intrest in?

Hey!  It's your campaign, do what you think is fun...It's like "Field of
Dreams"...if you build it, they will come!

: 	Thanks..

Bueno suerte.

: 	-Jeff Heinen.

Terry Walsh

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References

GMing by PBeM
psu00753@odin.cc.pdx.edu (Jeffrey Heinen)
Wed, 16 Nov 1994 16:27:23 +0000