Ronin_under_the_bridge says:
Hello all. I thank you for the welcomes. I was wondering if there is a beginners learning aid for pbp? I am hoping so, because I was accepted into two games and have zero clues on how to proceed.
Thank you
This is definitely something we need to work on. We need to put together a guideline of what to expect from PbP, how to play on GP, and how it's different from RL games. I think for now, there are a number of new player friendly games and GMs who are happy to walk people through the process.
Some early covers:
- Once you're in a game, you can make a character from the "Characters" page accessible from the top menu. Make a character of the types accepted into your game (this is shown on the Game Details page), and once you've created it, go back to your game's Details page, and you should see it as an option to submit
- In the game, everything happens in the game forum. You can find it easily in the bottom menu of any game. GMs often separate content into OOC threads and game threads. You'll find this out by reading what your GM puts up.
- From there, it's RP! Post in your game threads, where you have the option to post as yourself or as your character (which shows your character's avatar in addition to your own). If you need to make any rolls, use the Advance post feature, which has a section at the bottom letting you add rolls to your post.
I think those are the major talking points!
