Post by Fedifensor on May 11, 2021 9:08:28 GMT -7
Hello, everyone. For those new to play by post games, here's a few tips:
Phase 3
Mutated Mongoose
Phase 4
Zim
Reya
Shiny Eye
Gang Members
Plant Girl
Phase 6
Mutated Mongoose
As you can see, the Mutated Mongoose (bad guy) goes first. Once a post has been made for the Mutated Mongoose, Zim, Reya, and Shiny Eye are next in the order. The three of them can post in any order, and it's assumed that where necessary, the others will hold their action to allow their fellow player character to go. However, Plant Girl has to wait until after there has been a post for the Gang Members before she can post her action.
Finally, there are some excellent guides to Play By Post games online:
Guide to PBP / PBEM - Roleplaying Tips
Play By Post For The Modern Era - Gnome Stew
So You Wanna Get Into Play-By-Post (PbP) RPG's - Meeple Mountain
- Be flexible in your responses - people aren't always able to post on a specific day or in a specific order. Try to craft your post to allow for other characters speaking and reacting at the same time.
- Be willing to edit - When multiple people respond to a post, especially if a person response before seeing another person's response posted just a few minutes earlier, your response may no longer mean what you intended. Feel free to edit a post as needed to fix any problems...but it is a good idea to place a note at the end of your post indicating it was edited, and a quick summary of what changed.
- Post once, then wait for responses - Some people can post several times per day. Others can only post a few times per week. Give others a chance to respond before you make additional posts in the same thread. If a poster doesn't respond for several days, I may jump in and move the plot forward, but I prefer to give people time to respond even if the game slows a bit. Feel free to use the OOC threads to check in with your fellow players and help coordinate responses.
- HERO System Combat - Combat in HERO system is normally very orderly, where people go in a specific order based on their Dexterity and Speed. For this game, I will list the order of combat, but color code the player characters separate from the antagonists. Listed characters grouped together by color can go in any order. An example is listed below:
Phase 3
Mutated Mongoose
Phase 4
Zim
Reya
Shiny Eye
Gang Members
Plant Girl
Phase 6
Mutated Mongoose
As you can see, the Mutated Mongoose (bad guy) goes first. Once a post has been made for the Mutated Mongoose, Zim, Reya, and Shiny Eye are next in the order. The three of them can post in any order, and it's assumed that where necessary, the others will hold their action to allow their fellow player character to go. However, Plant Girl has to wait until after there has been a post for the Gang Members before she can post her action.
Finally, there are some excellent guides to Play By Post games online:
Guide to PBP / PBEM - Roleplaying Tips
Play By Post For The Modern Era - Gnome Stew
So You Wanna Get Into Play-By-Post (PbP) RPG's - Meeple Mountain