I recently did a write-up on how I have done Play By Post for the past five years or so. Folks here have asked for it, so here it is:
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Thanks! I’ll give it a read.
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Interesting read!
I’m wondering if you could elaborate on a bit on rules. My gut tells me that PbB would probably be more successful with lighter set of rules. You already highlighted the usefulness of procedures. So I guess rulesets that are procedure heavy or have a clear loop would work better. Any other recommendations as much have or must avoid in PbB?
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I’ve run PbP with mostly rules-lite systems, though I did play in a Dungeon World PbP game that was just fine. And Cairn 2e has some pretty serious wilderness/dungeon crawl procedures that I really rely on in PbPs and in fact made the game work much better!
Procedures are good, actually.
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Great advice/post!
I like the sub-categories channels. Currently hosting multiple games in the one server, so I’ll need to re-jig.
I’ll be testing threads as sub category for Locations, People, etc.
Though you cannot sort them, stacking by creation date first.
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Due in part to Yochai’s pbp proselytizing and leaning heavily on this blog, I kicked off a Black Sword Hack play by post game about a month ago. It’s been a fantastic experience for our little group. Thanks!
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Does anyone do pbp through this forum/discord? I’ve never done it (except for some hazily remembered Warhammer RP in the distant past of 2008), but I reckon it could be fun!
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Not here, but other forums (not typically Discourse) are commonly used. I use Discord for PbP exclusively.
I didn’t have a ton of interest in PbP. But Yochai’s post has lived rent free in my head for a while and I’m thinking of starting something at work.
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