On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 09:14:38AM -0600, Michael Feldhusen wrote:
>There are entire communities out there that have re-invented RPGs time and
>again, from Star Trek fandom to Harry Potter fandom and all the ones in
>between. I'm sure that there will soon be a new Narnia fandom doing the
>same thing.
When pbem.com was still live, it seemed to me to be about 60% "sim"
games (which nobody was prepared to explain, but as far as I can tell
they seem to be what I'd call channelled narrativist, in that you can do
whatever you like with your own character but it must be (a) within the
context of the story ("you are the crew of a starship", or whatever) and
(b) with the permission of any other players whose characters are
involved), 30% role-playing, and 10% dubious sex.
I tried to join a couple of mailing-list games there, but they seem to
have died. Not that I've been much better with my own games recently
(sorry Becky!).
--
Roger, gaming grognard
Lots of role-playing stuff: http://tekeli.li/
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