"cooler online stuff"

[chrisvenus]

From a comment by dom (bateleur) in the comments on my last entry. He suggested online RPGs abd I thought I'd discuss it here since it seems to be an interesting topic that might make you lot wake up to comment on. All comments welcome. :)


An online RPG might be interesting and I have heard other people say they are running them and I was vaguely wondering what people thought of them and how they would work?

My first thoughts are that you could do it on IRC or some other chat medium like that and it would be like in person but slowed down due to having to type everything including mannerisms, etc. It would have the advantage that you would never have knowledge leak (ie person 1 has a private conversation with a voice in his head and it need never be heard by the rest of the group which can often be harder (though not impossible) in face to face.

It could be done by e-mail but the incredibly slow turnover makes me think it would be more like a turnsheeting kind of thing. People give rough ideas of what they do and the GM compiles them together. More like group writing than role play (if that distinction makes sense).

Anybody else care to suggest what else might be involved since I might be tempted to try it at some point if somebody persuades me it might be good. :)

Comments

No Other Blue

[ieyasu.livejournal.com]

Personally, the best online RPG I've ever been in was the PBE-mail 'No Other Blue.' I thought Dan really matched the medium with the game structure, and managed it well.

That just used email, though, so I'm not sure it counts.