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PBEM?

Discussion in 'Dungeons & Dragons + Other RPGs' started by doones, Feb 15, 2001.

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    [​IMG] Anyone running any pbem games right now? I'm considering creating a campaign for pbem and would love to hear about what other folks thought about electronic DM'ing.

    It's definitely not the same as paper/pencil/pizza but then again I don't really have the time for that anymore. Gotta get my fix somehow!
     
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    It's painfully slow. I have never DMed in PBEM but I played and it did really work out. Everything just took so long you almost forget what was happening. A single battle could take a week! If you are into playing or even DMing I say join a MUSH or wait until NWN comes out. Sorry I can't help from the DM side.
     
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    [​IMG] Getting back to you comments in the NWN section, I haven't been on the Shadowland site. I want and looked at it and it's 'kind of' like a MUSH but I'm not sure. I played a much of MUSHs before (Shadowrun, Amber) and they are fun. I think the interactive element is great but of course it's all text. I think the reason NwN would be better is that it will have a graphic interface. But there is a trade off. In a text or table top environmnet you can do almost anything but in a graphic interface you are limited but the quality to the program.
     
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    Yeah, the Shadowland site definitely requires some suspension of disbelief to be successful. Some combination of the two would be best, where you have graphical regions to explore coupled with a messaging/story building component.

    Re: PBEM, I agree that it requires some serious dedicatoin to make it work (and possibly the occasional session via WebRPG to speed up certain encounters...)

    Thx for the feedback!
     
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