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CT Play by Post Game @ RPOL

opensent said:
I'm looking for two more players for a Classic Traveller play by post Traveller game at RPOL.
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Not to make a big deal about it, but why don't you just play on COTI? The game does not appear to have started yet, so what is the benefit of recruiting here and playing in another location?

I was just curious.
 
Couple of reasons:

1) I run a mechwarrior game over there and play in a few others (D&D, etc.). Easier to check just one site when I want to get my PbP fix.

2) Built in die roller!

3) I like to have running threads for each of my players. I can have one thread per PC, hidden from every other player, which I can use to coordinate with the player. I have all the notes from the first day they started playing. Good for reference, good for hashing out issues without making things public, etc. Private groups also means I can split off players and run double blind games.

4) I can embed linked maps and images inside the text.

5) Private character sheets for each player, which I can update, or allow them to update.

6) Player wanted flags, mature flags, etc. Players can look at the title of my game and tell if I'm accepting players and if the content is mature or not.

7) External description sheets. Players control what other players know about them through thier editable descriptions. You don't have to post what everyone looks like evertime you add or lose a player.

I'm not sure if any or all of this stuff can be done here, but why reinvent the wheel when I'm already familiar with it there?

The benefit of recruiting here and playing there is that I’ll probably get more experienced players here. I’ve gotten a good amount of interest from some Traveller newbies there, but I’m really doing this to learn CT, so more experienced players should make it a better game.

Any second BBR is going to come in and put in a much better plug for RPOL that I can, but basically it comes down to feature and ease of use overall. RPOL is pretty awesome and I think it's hands down the easiest way to PbP that I've ever seen. And I've been doing this for a long time (running cyberpunk games on GEnie...).
 
Hmm, I didn't know RPOL existed. I've just had a lurk about over there. Next time I start a new game I might just try it out. Pity some of the features can't be checked out by lurkers, I'd like to see first-hand how the dice and group posts work, but the FAQs are well-written and informative, and their policy on adult material is more lenient than mine, so there's no chance of getting drummed off the board for non-PC posts. So far, I'm impressed. The only negative I've found at first lurk is that, like CotI, they have a bank of public avatars rather than personal ones. Having said that, I'm currently running a game on Yahoo Groups, where there are no avatars at all.
 
Coming up on one year with Rpol and it blew me away. The coding is easy to learn, the ability to embed pictures, maps etc are all simple. The ability to have separate threads for players allows a lot more interaction.

Frankly, I'm sold, packaged and gift-wrapped when it comes to Rpol.

(And starting a Traveller hybrid game myself in about 2-3 months).
 
Er, coding? <this site's resident computer-phobic takes a backward step and prepares to delete his last message (if he can figure out how to do it)>
 
There's very little coding, most of that stuff (text formatting options mainly) is already coded as nice clicky buttons or menu selections.

The bits that aren't (putting images into posts, for example), well the Help and Faqs tell you how to do those.

Plus, you can always ask in the forums and somebody (often me) will give you an answer, usually with a cut'n'paste example.

And if I can figure out how to do that stuff, then the average plush toy can. :)
 
Yep it takes just a bit to figure it out.The coding (comp-phobe right here) is easy for the simple things.

Just put <""> around what you want... bold, red, green, quote...

Simple.

And to have people who went to all the trouble of doing tables for you and letting you use them makes life so much easier :-)
 
The groups function here was working pretty well for PbPost, until it was shut down for security reasons. :( It didn't have some of the features you mention, though. I might have to check it out. And, I might have to check out your game... I don't have any free time, but I might be able to squeeze something in. ;)
 
newbie here wanting to play

hi...is the game started...can i play? I'm newbie but have experience playing by post (star trek)
 
Looking for 2 more players

Far Trader Spinward Endeaver is looking for an engineer and computer specialist. Come check us out at RPOL.
 
If only I had the time. It would be a great opportunity to learn the ropes at RPOL.
Have you started the game yet? How often do you post?
No, there's no time.
But I was just asking.
You haven't the time to even ask.
But...
<continues arguing with self offline>
 
Icosahedron said:
If only I had the time. It would be a great opportunity to learn the ropes at RPOL.
Have you started the game yet? How often do you post?
No, there's no time.
But I was just asking.
You haven't the time to even ask.
But...
<continues arguing with self offline>
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I post at least once per day.. hehe Sometime much more.

Keep in mind your posting frequency as a player can be somewhat proportional to the role you play in the game. Obviously the Captain has to be a fairly frequent poster. Gunners do during combat, but the crew is also looking to hire on a computer specialist, which I think would be perfect for someone who can't commit to posting frequently. If you are busy for a few days, no problem.

The game has been running since December. The crew just completed thier first speculative trade run to the Overnale system and have returned to Glisten. They are now trying to buy weapons for the A2, but that 3 million they built up only looks like a lot compared to the cost of weapons AND software. Thus they are trying to add a computer specialist to the crew.

The Doctor (Computer-1) and Navigator (Nav-2) wrote a Predict-2 program on the way back from Overnale, so they have established a proof of concept. Spend 5,000 in salary, save 3.95 million credits.. Now they want someone with Computer-2+ onboard full-time.. lol
 
I'd love to join if you need another player. Please let me know. I've played on RPoL before and had a great time.
 
opensent said:
I post at least once per day.. hehe Sometime much more.

Keep in mind your posting frequency as a player can be somewhat proportional to the role you play in the game. Obviously the Captain has to be a fairly frequent poster. Gunners do during combat, but the crew is also looking to hire on a computer specialist, which I think would be perfect for someone who can't commit to posting frequently. If you are busy for a few days, no problem.

The game has been running since December. The crew just completed thier first speculative trade run to the Overnale system and have returned to Glisten. They are now trying to buy weapons for the A2, but that 3 million they built up only looks like a lot compared to the cost of weapons AND software. Thus they are trying to add a computer specialist to the crew.

The Doctor (Computer-1) and Navigator (Nav-2) wrote a Predict-2 program on the way back from Overnale, so they have established a proof of concept. Spend 5,000 in salary, save 3.95 million credits.. Now they want someone with Computer-2+ onboard full-time.. lol
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Opensent, any plans for continuing the game? It's been about a month since any of us last heard from you.
 
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