That's right, I'm here announcing two new RPGs for the members of these boards, if they're interested. Instead of going through a separate client like our current D&D game and having it meet once a week, it's going to be on these forums and played through postings (called "Play-by-post" or PbP).

Syd has agreed to donate a forum to us for the purpose of these games, and GPF is working on a way to roll dice on the forums, and we have two people already willing and ready to run games. So all we need are players.

How does play-by-post work? Well, the same way a game would work in real life, although honestly a bit slower. Your GM describes the scene in a post, and you describe your actions. You roll dice to see if you succeed or fail based on your abilities. The GM will probably have their own ways of running things, but that's up to them.

I want to make it very clear that if you want to play, but aren't sure you know how, or it seems to complicated, or any other doubts, don't worry. We have more than a few experienced roleplayers around that can help you out, and we're not a bunch of stick-in-the-mud assholes. As long as you're willing to put a little effort into it, you can play, and honestly, we want you to.

Here are the two games we're kicking off with, and who to talk to. They should post here with more details and the like later on:

Sehkmaenzo is going to be running a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) version 3.5 game. This is not the most current edition, but is the more popular one among roleplayers right now. D&D is the classic RPG, a high fantasy swords-and-sorcery game.

Fernin is going to be running a GURPS Supers game. GURPS is a roleplaying system that is designed to be used in any setting, and the Supers setting is a superhero genre. Players will be creating superheroes to form a team and stop supervillains, just like in the comics.

A few questions answered, of course we will answer more. Direct game-specific questions to either Sehk or Fernin, though.

So how do I join?
You need to ask the person running the game, Fernin for the Superheroes one, Sehkmaenzo for the D&D one. They will be letting people know what you need to do to join their game. Note that there very likely will be a player limit for their games. Other than that, the only thing I would say is a commitment to come by and check out things at least once a day to see if people are waiting on you to do something. This isn't something you can take a look at once a week or so.

Where is this forum we're playing the games on?
Syd hasn't made it yet. But he said he will. Right?

How will dice rolls be done? What keeps someone from just changing them?
GPFontaine has made a neat dice rolling script, and I am 98% sure posts can be set in the PbP forum so that they can't be edited except by the mods. If this isn't the case, we'll have to find some other solution. One option is to just let the GM roll all the dice, but that's kind of boring.

Can I run a game?
Right now, probably not a good idea. Let's see if these two work out first. If they do well, and there's still a demand for players, talk to me.

Where can I get books?
Ask your GM if you need books. DO NOT LINK TO COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IN THIS THREAD. The base rules for D&D 3.5 are okay, you can get for free here: http://www.d20srd.org/

That's all for right now. Fernin and Sehk will be describing their games eventually, I'm sure. Any more questions, feel free to ask away.

BlazingGlory wrote:

SoldierHawk wrote: I'm down for the D&D one for right now. May possibly branch out to superheroes at some point, but I'm much more creative when it comes to high fantasy than with superheroes. I'm with you on this one Miss Hawk. The biggest problem for me with superheros is the balance between an interesting and human character and the fact that the character is superhuman and should be almost unstoppable.

And yet, somehow, they managed to challenge Superman for all these years.

Also, a very important edit to the OP.