Re: Is anybody still reading this?

From: nexus@panix.com (Jeff Berry)

Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:46:31 +0000

In article <20120905212028.0155d86a.gmkeros@gmail.com>,
John Geoffrey  <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 5 Sep 2012 19:00:05 GMT
>vandys@vsta.org wrote:
>
>> John Geoffrey <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I was wondering how exactly people are doing rpgs by mail and if
>> > there are any specific tips. I tried it once so far, but it didn't
>> > really work out.
>> I'm still here because I find the idea interesting, but it seems like
>> you'll need to wait for the wheel of reincarnation to come around
>> before it becomes popular again.
>meh, I'm hoping for interstellar travel. That one might make people
>interested in the usenet again. How else would discussion forums over
>light years work?
>of course for that I first would need to invent FTL travel so I can get
>people to use this newsgroup again.
>And then of course the posting frequency would be terrible.

The lag would be terrible, that's true.

Back to the original question, though.  System choice is important in PB(e)M
rpgs, as is the flavor of the game.  Combat heavy campaigns tend to
drag, as do games with lots of "interrupt" driven behaviour.  Also, be
wary of games with *lots* of players since the game tends to move at the
speed of whoever is slowest at any given moment.

On the up side, games with "complicated" calculations and/or activites that
require significant planning outside of actual play time work well for
PB(e)M.

All, IMHO, of course ...

JB
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References

Re: Is anybody still reading this?
vandys@vsta.org
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:00:05 +0000
Re: Is anybody still reading this?
John Geoffrey <gmkeros@gmail.com>
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:20:28 +0000
Is anybody still reading this?
John Geoffrey <gmkeros@gmail.com>
Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:37:24 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Is anybody still reading this?
vandys@vsta.org
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:00:05 +0000
Re: Is anybody still reading this?
John Geoffrey <gmkeros@gmail.com>
Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:20:28 +0000
Is anybody still reading this?
John Geoffrey <gmkeros@gmail.com>
Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:37:24 +0000