RPG anyone?

[werewolves]

And if yes, where and what?

[thedamnedthing]

Sure.

[Marcus]

Do you mean PnP or Online (via forum or one of the many computer games)?

I'm guessing it'd be a werewolf setting

I wonder if the horror murder/mystery party venue is still going down on the welsh border.

oops, going off track Anyway if something could be sorted out than yes I'd be very interested. Either as a player or a DM.

[mdupont15]

here's a link to my profile in a werewolf online game called bitefight s2.bitefight.dk/c.php?uid=37184

unfortunately i think it only exist in Danish

[werewolves]

Marcus i have no clue what you just said, please translate to something mister ding dong here can understand

[keywolf]

I don't understand any of this!

[Noel]

I used to play-by-email quite a bit back in the good old days. Created a werewolf game once, but I don't think that one really took off. I did run a fun Blade Runner game though, and a couple of Buffy ones.

I generally only liked ones that involved lots of creative writing, almost like a 'shared novel' as it were. Wasn't big on dice-rolling and statistics.

[thedamnedthing]

I generally only liked ones that involved lots of creative writing, almost like a 'shared novel' as it were.

I agree, those are fun.

[Marcus]

Sorry, got too technical

For those that don't know here's a rundown of what we're talking about.

RPG = Roleplay Game
A game where you control a fictional character, deciding what they do and how they react. This character, along with others, then take part in stories and adventures.

PnP = Pen and Paper
The original type of Roleplay game (make-believe was never counted officially as RPG even though it is). Where a group get together with pen, paper, and dice. Most known example of these games are probably Dungeons & Dragons, and Word of Darkness (Vampire/Werewolf).

CRPG = Computer Roleplay Games
These are computer games where you control one or more characters that progress through an adventure and storyline. They characters typically improve in their abilities as they move through the story. Typical examples of this game include Neverwinter Nights, Fallout, World of Warcraft. These games have progressed from 1 player to multi-players over the internet.

PBM = Play By Mail
This is a type of RPG (or wargame sometimes) where you play by sending and receiving post. Typically you'd get an update letter on what's been happening for that month, then you'd have 2 or 3 "moves" that you could do, which you'd post back, and a month later get the next update letter about what's been happening with the outcome of your actions.

PBEM = Play By Email
Similar to the above, except it uses emails rather then normal mail. Plus turns tend to be faster and players tend to type more descriptively about what their character is doing.

PBF = Play By Forum
Again like above, accept posts are made onto a forum. This tends to be much more freeform then the above, and can have several storythreads running through.

LARP = Live Action Roleplay
This is where instead of sitting round a table and describing what your character is doing, you actually dress up as your character, and act out your character's actions. Often played either in specifically built locations (Labrinth was the most well known in the UK) or in caves or woodland that permission has been granted for. Currently the most common type of LARP is based on the Vampire RPG where people take on the role of vampires or werewolves or such creatures form the World of Darkness setting and often play in and amongst normal people at pubs, hotels or just on the street as part of that game involves keeping your vampire nature a secret. - Never done a vampire larp personally, but when I was younger used to be part of a fantasy larp that was loads of fun.

Murder Mystery Parties
These are normally over a weekend, and put on by companies. You typically turn up at the venue, which could be a hotel or an old house/building (all depends on how organised and professional the organisers are) where you are often assigned a role/character (though sometimes your not). Then over the course of the weekend someone will be "murdered" - typically over dinner or just after - and it's up to the players/guests to work out who the murderer is from various clues that can either be found or discovered by talking to other guests or the "actors" that are playing the other people there, like the butler or the maid or whatever. There used to be one that ran out of an old manor house on the welsh boarder that did Call of Cthulu and other horror based stories. As I said these events can last from 1 evening to 2 or 3 day weekends.

There are other varients of RPGs, but those above should explain most of what it's all about.

[thedamnedthing]

I love Play by forum RPG games. Like stated above, it's like a shared novel. It's fun, and excellent practice for writing. If someone started one, I would participate. I'm finding it hard to get into my writing lately, and this might help.

[Noel]

I would also be up for it. I never did any play-by-forum RPGs. How does it work? I assume you would start a new scene by posting a new thread, and then others join in?

It would be on a seperate forum to this one, of course.

[thedamnedthing]

When I played on one over on IMDB we didn't play by chapters, we all just kind of invented our characters and ran with it post by post. We weren't very organized, though.

[Werewolf]

I have to say i've never really been into RPG. Perhaps i just need to find one that's exciting!

[Marcus]

This is a PBF that I took part in a while ago. In this one, you emailed your submission to the DM, who then fitted it into the plot line. It was done this way so that the DM could varify or tweek the outcomes you'd put into the post and/or make comments before the post went live.

www.contestedground.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=791

It didn't last though, as it was a lot of work for the DM. If it's agreed to do a PBF than I've a suggestion on how it could be done that may work. Unless of course you just want to go with the freeform story type.

[werewolves]

That does it. Look in the General board