New to PbP, New-ish to the OSR

[tanker405th]

I've been playing D&D for around 5 years now, and last year made the jump into the OSR. I really love the old-school style of play. I've been running a campaign with some friends using OSE Advanced Fantasy for about 8 months. I'm really interested in learning and participating in some PbP with the older editions, especially since I missed out on them growing up!

[rredmond]

Welcome Tanker and your two-handed pen!!

[Spearmint]

Welcome to the forum. Many OSE fans here.

[ateno]

Welcome Tanker!

[Rex]

Welcome Aboard tanker405th!

[Leitz]

Welcome to the forum! PbP is a lot different than face to face; the pace is much slower. That makes even simple actions take weeks, and a one night dungeon foray can take months. On the other hand, you have time to think through your response, check your understanding, and make an artful and enjoyable post.

A big hint is to use the "Out of Character" (OOC) thread and the OOC label in posts to gather information that might be lost in translation. PbP has a very different process, and the more information you get, the better you can participate.

Work with the DM's posting rate, as best you can. It can be hectic; Tiglath's 268 Traveller game sometimes has several posts in one day, while most others are two or three DM posts per week. Find the posting rate and get into the flow.

With the DM's permission, splitting up the group is also a lot easier in PbP. Some PCs can go forage, others go to the shops, and the noble's can sit and sip wine, all at the same "time". It opens up opportunities, as long as the DM isn't over-whelmed. Spearmint's game has several groups running at the same time! How he does it, I have no idea, but it's a great place to start.

[sulldawga]

I am running a sandbox game using Worlds Without Number (free version available) and I'm looking for new players. Check out the recruitment thread and let me know if you're interested.

[Leitz]

sulldawga's game is fun. I was in, but real life jumped me with a vengance. The chargen process is fun and flexible, I created a nice-guy necromancer.

[Scott308]

Welcome!

[OGRE MAGE]

Welcome to The Unseen Servant, Tanker!

[dmw71]

Welcome, tanker405th.

[tanker405th]

Thanks for all of the kind words, everyone! I've just gotten my character approved for Spearmint's Barrowmaze (we'll see how long he survives ). I'm not familiar with WWN, but I've seen it mentioned in a lot of blog posts. I'll try to find some time to peruse the free version to see if it's something that piques my interest. Regardless, thank you for the invite sulldawga.

Thank you Leitz for showing me the differences I've noticed in the text posted throughout the various threads. I'm having to refresh the old IRC/BB memory for a lot of the formatting.

And rredmond the two-handed pen is slowly taking shape. I had the domain, so I figured if I started a blog with it I might *actually* do some writing for a change. At least now I can talk about learning pbp and using my very first 1e character!

[GreyWolfVT]

Welcome Tanker405th!

[tanker405th]

Thank you GreyWolfVT!

[Tiglath]

Welcome tanker405th!