On Mon, 1 May 2000, Thomas E Morris wrote: > A different animal, but I believe a better one; Try downloading mIRC and > run real time chat games once every week or two. It's very close to a ftf > game and the software has character generation, dice rolling and > other stuff built right into it. I've tried pbem and just thought it was > tedious but if you can get 4 or more people involved in a chat game- I think > you'll be pleased (and I'd be interested in playing!). Many people consider PBeM to be superior to IRC or even FTF roleplaying. It's a different critter, and it has its strengths over both IRC and FTF. Timelag is both its strength and weakness... while lag slows the game, it at the same time gives players and GM more time to think about actions, reactions, plot and dialog. A good PBeM game reads much like a novel of sorts. IRC doesn't work at all for the slow thinker or slow typist... but email works great for both. I still prefer FTF gaming, but I like PBeM quite a bit. -- Carl D Cravens (raven@phoenyx.net) GMAST List Owner Old immortals never die, they just... don't. ---------------------------------------------------------------- GMAST Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gmast/
