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Stargate525

September 11, 2007, 01:00:27 AM Last Edit: September 14, 2007, 01:21:51 PM by Ravenspath
To satisfy my (perhaps endless?) lust for roleplay, I'm thinking about starting up a sci-fi play by e-mail game, and was wondering if anyone was interested.

The setting would be my long lost Lost Horizons setting.

The way I'm thinking it right now, you'll take the roles of a crew, down on their luck and looking for a break. Races are open, and if you want to make a new one, by all means run it by me. I'm also, unless the majority want otherwise, going to go freeform on this. I want it to build up the info on this setting, and since they'll be switching editions, which will probably have repercussions into the d20 future setting (I HOPE SO), there's no point in me making out a bunch of crunch that'll never be used.

Anyone up for it?
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Higgs Boson

#1
September 11, 2007, 10:02:45 AM
E-mail? are there better ways or is this on purpose. Like, for instance, may I recommend www.rpol.net?
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Stargate525

#2
September 11, 2007, 10:24:56 AM
Yeah I was looking at that... I dunno, I guess I'm asking two questions;

one, is there enough interest among you guys for this, and

two, what method do you prefer? RPoL is cool in that it does have quite alot of features.
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amikaligula

#3
September 11, 2007, 11:09:40 AM
I'm definitely interested.  I've never actually used RPoL, but I'll check it out.
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Ishmayl-Retired

#4
September 11, 2007, 01:44:54 PM
How does play-by-email work?  Do you get a bunch of responses in, then post an update online, or what?
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Stargate525

#5
September 11, 2007, 04:08:31 PM
play by email is similar to play-by-post. Instead of using a forum, you get a string of replies being sent back and forth. For instance, I would send out an email to everyone playing, then another person sends out a reply, again to everyone, and so on.
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Túrin

#6
September 11, 2007, 06:18:22 PM
[poof]

I'd recommend Gmail if you go that route, or anything that groups emails by conversation.

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Atlantis

#7
September 11, 2007, 06:42:40 PM
Yeah Gmail is good for dat. I would really prefer Rpol, though.
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Higgs Boson

#8
September 11, 2007, 06:47:29 PM
Gragly. Post above was me, Atlantis didn't logoff.
[spoiler=CLICK MEEEEE] My setting(s):
[spoiler=Quotes]Why are my epic characters more powerful than the archfiends from the Book of Vile Darkness, the archangels from the Book of Exalted Deeds, and the Elder Evils from Champions of Ruin?

If you're playing epic, pause for a moment to laugh at WotC's farcical cosmic entity stats and move on. They aren't there to be taken seriously. Trust me. They aren't even suitable for use as avatars. -WotC Epic Boards, Epic FAQ

Nobody can tell... hell we can't even tell if he actually exists -Nomadic, talking about me.
[/spoiler]

My Site

[spoiler=Oh Noes!] [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Various Awards][/spoiler]
[spoiler=For those who don't know...]...my name is the current name physicists have for the "god" particle that created mass by creating a field that forces other matter to move through (from what I understand). [/spoiler]
From the Office:
Interviewer: "Describe yourself in three words."
Dwight: "Fearless, Alphamale, Jackhammer...... MERCILESS!"
[/spoiler]

Stargate525

#9
September 11, 2007, 08:04:06 PM
RPoL it is. Once I get how to do it sorted out, we'll begin. Link will be in this thread.
My Setting: Dilandri, The World of Five
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Stargate525

#10
September 11, 2007, 09:07:02 PM
http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=26797&gn=Lost+Horizons&date=1189559187

There it is. Mention that you're a CBGer, and you automatically get in.
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Ishmayl-Retired

#11
September 11, 2007, 10:47:04 PM
So there is no "publicness" to a play-by-email, I take it?
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For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

Stargate525

#12
September 11, 2007, 11:40:15 PM
No, there isn't. But we decided not to use that, so the point is moot.
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Ishmayl-Retired

#13
September 12, 2007, 12:02:59 AM
d'oh, okay :)  So it's a PbP now, basically?
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- Proud Wearer of the \"Help Eldo Set up a Glossary\" Badge
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- Part of the WikiCrew, striving to make the CBG Wiki the best wiki in the WORLD

For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

Stargate525

#14
September 12, 2007, 01:19:53 AM
yep, just not hosted here.

YOu guys are more than welcome to play, though. In fact, I'd prefer it.

Ishy, come join us man!
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