... Yes. It either means they intend to lurk or tyhey just prefer to read from the web. :P ... No, but I tend to watch the ones with scary email addresses more...
Your Name: David E-mail: dasuchbe@... ICQ/AIM: none How long have you been playing RPGs on-line? about two years How long have you been running on-line...
... Welcome to the list. If you have any *specific* uestions, feel free to ask. This group is large enough that someone should be able to answer your questions...
Nope, this isn't a rant or an impassioned plea for anyone here to shut up. I think I've decided I don't want to be involved in any X-Men type games anymore....
<<I think I've decided I don't want to be involved in any X-Men type games anymore. I've just had nothing but bad experiences with them.>> RON SEZ: "Testify...
... No, you probably shouldn't have just shut up. Gods, I'm remembering Freedom Rising, and the fact that I had a player like Simon (who I miss, BTW) who ...
Basically, the GM was incompetent. ... the-way spot in Scotland somewhere. I played a character who was hired on as a staff member. I'm just not interested...
... Every genre/fandom has its share of newbie GMs, so it's not something you can escape by forsaking a particular kind of game. ^_^ Likewise, even an ...
more than "go ... direction or ... shouldn't ... for ... do ... This phrase got me thinking about something else. Why play as a player in a strictly freeform...
Well, okay. I've had a day or two to mellow out about it. I'm not nearly as peeved as I was when I first posted. Honestly, I don't know if the GM was...
... That's the way a lot of people get into GM'ing--- not just wanting to write in someone else's world, but being able to create everything in the way you...
... to ... in ... a ... PBEM's ... a ... Well damn then, I regressed. I started out thinking I was a writer, then I went back to be a player. Although I have...
... writer, ... the ... It's not necessarily regression. I think it's awesome for people to think that they're writers--- as long as they do something about...
... of ... We've ... To a degree PBEM's have done both. Both helped and hindered. Hindered in the sense that since I've started playing, I haven't done much...
So... out of curiosity, how many GMs on this list have delusions of becoming "real" writers... or have already made it? And likewise, have PBEMs helped or...
... You can add me in the "delusions" category. I've toyed with the idea of writing a novel at times, but have never really had the patience (or time) to sit...
O.K., I've been wondering something. For those that use mailing lists that allow various Membership settings, what do you choose? Open? Restricted? Something...
... I choose private list! :) ... Because I hate advertising :) When I was in yahoogroups, I kept restricted. I didn't approve anyone unless they filled out a...
Mark and/or Siraj, May I write you offlist? I have a rather gossippy question for whichever one of you would like to take it... Thanks in advance. Shannon -- ...
... I do, I do. And they have helped me out a lot. Mostly because I know a lot more what I *don't* need to do. However, there's something to the earlier ...
... And this is definitely a good thing, because you are talented. :) ... Still sorry to hear life's running you ragged, hon...However, your resident groupie...
... That's pretty much what I've done. I like to have some idea of who I'm going to be writing with, and having an approval process really does give me that...
... Hmm...I don't consider being a writer a 'delusion'...it's what I am. I'm constantly in pursuit of improving my craft and submitting work. The writing...
... Restricted, and I have an interesting story about this. I had started a game, posted it on PBEM. Didn't really get sny hits. Then Shannon asks to join,...
... That's why I prefer writers who participate in PBEM, even if they're not so good at writing. If they want to become a writer, than they're more likely and...
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You make a world and all, but folks want to be a dimension traveler, or a funky ninja for who-knows-where. Does anybody usually have a rule about this? Tips on...
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<<You make a world and all, but folks want to be a dimension traveler, or a funky ninja for who-knows-where. Does anybody usually have a rule about this? Tips...
The first way you funnel people is with the "join" form. If you want them to make up anything they want to, you have a very broad "join" form... but if you...
RON SEZ: "Testify brother!" Surely there has to be an X-Men game out there that's not horrible--I just haven't found it yet. ... be 'invited' to. Like the...