On-forum games

[erhershman]

While on the Wizards of the Coast website recently, I made the discovery that they have long had support for "forum" games of D&D where people can run RPG games on the message boards.
This is mainly a question for moderators, but would it be possible for us to run a forum game here on the TrekRPG.net forums? The format on the WotC website does great for running several different games at the same time on one forum, so we could have quite a few different episodes running if more than one person wanted to run a forum game. I think this would be a great alternative to PBEM, as it would not have the "server delays" that it takes for messages to be processed and sent by group servers like Yahoo Groups.

And for non-moderators, how many people would be interested ins something like this if we could possibly get it up and running?

[Ineti]

If someone could explain just how a RPG over a message board was conducted, sure, I'm game.

[erhershman]

Originally posted by Ineti
If someone could explain just how a RPG over a message board was conducted, sure, I'm game.

It works as follows:

The narrator will post starting text, just like what they would say to start an adventure in a tabletop RPG... it sets the scene, gets the plot started, etc. Then the players post their responses, with info about dice rolls they are making if necessary, and the narrator replies with roll results, continued action of the story, etc. It's kinda hard to explain in words. If you want this kind of idea in action, go to http://boards.wizards.com/community-...ubb=forum&f=20 - this is WotC's board for forum-based D&D games. Glance over a few of the threads and I think you'll get the idea.

[Phantom]

It works very well. I am a player in 2 forum based games and run 1.

As player
-Star Trek
-Pendragon

Running:
-A Romulan game.

All the games are very enjoyable.

[Ineti]

So everyone creates a character, just like a paper-baed game, and they roll the dice "at home", sort of an on-your-honor system?

Or does the GM do all the rolling?

[Ensign Arrgh]

It all depends on whether you are confident in the honour of your players or not... The two methods are used on the net...

[Phantom]

In all the games I'm involved in the GM rolls the dice, interprets what the mechanics of the game say and then posts it as part of the storyline.

[Ineti]

Cool. Sign me up.

[C5]

Well this looks interesting. If somebody launches a game on this board, I may try to join, this time.

[erhershman]

I'd still like to get moderator permission, though. Moderators? This okay with you?

[Silverthorne]

Depending on how strict the GM is I may offer to join.

[erhershman]

Originally posted by Silverthorne
Depending on how strict the GM is I may offer to join.

The GM would probably be me... which could be a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it.

[C5]

Hey, ehershman, how is this idea turning out ?

[Don Mappin]

I don't have any objections. I wouldn't give games their own forum, however, nor restrict access. That means, potentially, anyone could participate.

[Sea Tyger]

Hey, if it's Coda Trek, I'm game. Let me know.