Re: Help me I'm new

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 12:20:32 +0000

In article cus@transfer.stratus.com, questioneer@baldmtn () writes:
>
> How do you play rpgs through the mail ? isn't a long process? do you use dice?
> if so how do you know the rolls aren't faked?

No dice in PBM RPGs, other than what the GM may role!  I have only played one
for a very limited period but they all tend to follow a similar pattern.

1.  The GM/company supply "the world"/background in which your character
    operates.  Normally in the form of a manual.

2.  This lets you decide what sort of character to play.

3.  Your game turns then consist of 1+ pages of narrative on what your character
    wants to do/try and how they are feeling.  Depending on the system, ie.
    if you have player visible STATS, there may be a section to spend
    experience in.

4.  The turns you get back will normally be 1+ pages of narrative telling
    you what actually happened.  These can be the most entertaing when you
    are in the presence of other players.

Yes, its a lot slower than role playing face to face but with a week+
between turns it give you a chance to develop detail and delve into the
background if you want to.  Form me it is too free form to play by mail.
Just my taste.

All the Best,
				Dean

P.S. If you can get hold of a magazine called, the FLAGSHIP of postal gaming,
normally just called FLAGSHIP, they normally review one or more PBM RGPs in
each issue, quite well I might add.  I believe that there is a US and UK
version.

References

Help me I'm new
questioneer@baldmtn
Sun, 22 Aug 1993 21:36:44 +0000

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Help me I'm new
questioneer@baldmtn
Sun, 22 Aug 1993 21:36:44 +0000