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Thom
Thom

Mon

May 1
2000

05:22

Getting Players to Post

>> Hello Everyone,
>> I am having difficult getting half of my group to post seems almost as if 
>> they have vanished. Need advice, Thanks.
>
>    Unfortunately, that is the breaks of PBeM 
>gaming.  You don't hear from one for weeks, 
>then all of a sudden you get an eMail that 
>says, "Sorry, I can't play any more."  (Shrug)  
>I keep adding new players whenever I can 
>so they roll over quickly to replace older 
>ones who disappear.
>

I agree with Tim on this one.  One solution that seems
to work is become a storyteller, and therefore PC's who
don't "post" actions get whatever the GM decides.  Of
course, you have to find players who are willing to give
up a little direct control...

Here's an even bigger PBEM problem, IMHO.  Players want 
to post each turn, they just post meaningless stuff (as far 
as the plot line is concerned).  I was in a Star Trek game 
once for several months, and the ship never made it out 
of the starbase!

                --Thom

Hey, my first GMAST post in several months!
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