Re: play by mail,E-mail games.

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From: iain <hongkongwelshiain_at_...>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:39:21 -0000

> I have been running a PBEM for getting on for 10 years and I

> > know Jane has been running her game for 5 or 6 years at least.

> I took over as GM in 2005, it's been running since 2002 at least. Started with the party having just left Whitewall, and now we're heading back there.

> I'd suggest non-crunchy/narrative rules, as otherwise turnaround is far too slow, and one combat can take months of real-time. Two to maybe six players. Running it through a Yahoo group or similar, with a Wiki to store chronicles so you can easily check what's happened without wading through pages of messsages.

> If you'd like to lurk in mine and see how it works, the wiki is here

> http://jane-williams.me.uk/glorantha/swords/wikka/wikka.php?wakka=HomePage

> and the Yahoo group is here

> http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/SwordsDeath/

> Rules are HQ-lite. Most GMs are probably a lot stricter than I am about "controlling" players. I don't have munchkinism to worry about, so can let them have much looser rein.