Sounds interesting. Count me in please.

I have both played and run PBeM games using Classic Spycraft, and the
most critical thing is to make sure everyone playing is on board and
aware of the responsibilities of keeping the game moving. It's easy
to converse on the table top, bounce ideas around, crunch some
numbers, and then proceed, all in a few minutes. This process over
email can take days, weeks, or even months depending upon the players.

The biggest problem I had was that you need proactive players, rather
than reactive players, who are willing to take the first move and
initiate actions. Every PC needs to have something to do, and be
willing to do it. If not, the game stagnates very quickly.

Your idea of letting the GC control the action seems like an ideal
solution, and I'd like to see how it would work.

- Da' Vane

--- In spycraftd20@yahoogroups.com, Mark Beaudon <mbeaudon@...> wrote:
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> I am glad you asked this question.
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> As I have stated before, I am new to the game. I am hoping for
players that have the patients to work through the rules and are
willing to explore the potential complications of PBEM.
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> I thought that the first phase would be to have at least 3 players
and 1 GC (me, but want some help with the rules). We have two
already!
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> The second phase would be to decide if we want to try the mission I
have created or select one from the Living SpyCraft series that
everyone has not played before.
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> The third phase would be to have the players submit a character
sheet. The player characters would be created from scratch or
perhaps we could use the level 3 characters found on the CraftGames
site.
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> The fourth phase would be to conduct the intelligence phase and
field any opening questions about the mission. The itell phase would
be a descriptive e-mial with the mission background, objectives,
risks/rewards, intelligence, maps, data, etc..
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> The fifth phase would be for the player characters to communicate
within the team by e-mail to decide strategies and their first
moves. The description of the moves would be submitted and GC and
players would communicate to clarify any open points.
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> The sixth phase would be for GC to execute the moves and provide
the team a descriptive result of the moves.
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> Then we would continue to revolve around phase 5 and phase 6.
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> Next comes the question of combat. Combat tends to be more
technical, precise and could bog down our PBEM game. I think we
would need to create maps (GC) and have the players communicate and
co-ordinate their moves. Marking their activities on a map and give
scenarios for the combat. So, for example, the three agents approach
an outpost in the Iranian desert. Two guards are patrolling a fence
line. The players would communicate by e-mail and decide their
tactics for the combat initiation. They would draw on a map how they
are going to approach by stealth from the east and flank the two
guards. They would give GC scenarios (limits would apply); 1) if
undetected ambush from behind and kill the guards with knives, 2) if
detected and guards attempt to raise an alarm then using silenced
weapons engage and kill the guards. GC would simulate the initiation
of the attack. GC would then stop the simulation and provide an
update to the combat. For example, GC reports that the guards were
alerted during the ambush and began to open fire. Agents have
returned fire and wounded one guard. Agents are pressing their
advantage and the remaining guard has taken cover. GC would then
provide an update to a map/diagram and ask the player to for another
tactical round. I am thinking for simple combat we could resolve in
two or three rounds as long as players are willing to turn over some
control the GC for the attack simulation.
> Let me know what you think. But, my opinion is to give it a try
and we can be open and have fun getting good at PBEM.
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> To: spycraftd20@...: saulster@...: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:48:32
+0000Subject: [spycraftd20] Re: PBEM
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> Hey guys,Count me in. I have been running a SpyCraft Powered Weird
War IIgame for about a year and a half and it been really fun. I
would liketo give this PBEM a try. But I never played that way before
and itseems there are many different types of commitment. Please
spell outhow it will work.thanks,Saul--- In
spycraftd20@yahoogroups.com, Mark Beaudon <mbeaudon@> wrote:>> > Ok,
that's one in. Is there anyone else that would like to join?> > To:
spycraftd20@: guid_o01@: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:07:01+0000Subject:
[spycraftd20] Re: PBEM> > > > I'm down for playing and if you need
help GMing I could help withwhat I can. I've only played a few games
of spycraft, but every game Ihave played I enjoyed greatly. The rule
aren't really that complicatedeither. Its just a better D20 system,
it has the basics and adds moreand better elements to the skills
mainly. I have pretty much all thebooks for 2.0 on PDF and have all
the original books on hardcopy.---In spycraftd20@yahoogroups.com,
Mark Beaudon <mbeaudon@> wrote:>> >Well...thank-you for the feedback.
I am very new to the game. I toowould like to try a game by e-mail. I
would not mind running a game asthe GM, but would want someone to
help with the rules. I have beguncreating a mission that I would like
to see played. It is based on theRussian/Iranian weapons trade of
SAM's. The mission is for the agentsto confirm the sale of SAM's to
Iran. The first scene is for the teamof agents (3 or 4) posing as a
film crew in Iran to make contact withan agent that is running scared
and information has run cold.> > Wouldanyone be interested in:> > a)
something like this?> b) helping me runthe game as GM?> > > > > > To:
spycraftd20@: guid_o01@: Thu, 15 Jan2009 21:52:26 +0000Subject:
[spycraftd20] Re: PBEM> > > > I've PBEMbefore and had a lot of fun
doing so. I agree with what was saidbefore though and combat can
drag. I like having the GM make all therolls and you just tell him
what you want to do. If you have adedicated group you can get most
combat done within a day of realtime. But if someone plans on running
one I'd be down for playing > >> > > >
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