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Venues for online play

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:39 pm
by RodOdom
Just found this site and the Dungeon Crawl modules really seem like the kind of stuff I can get into. I haven't been playing RPGs in over a decade. Where can I find people who are playing tabletop games online ?

Thanks in advance

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:19 am
by goodmangames
Have you checked EN World? www.enworld.org -- it's a huge d20 site; there's likely an online presence there.

Also check out the DragonMech: Destiny of Steam and Steel forum here -- some folks are playing an online game on this very forum.

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:28 am
by Ken Hart
Yep, there are many sites for PBEM (Play By E-mail) or PBP (Play By Post [message boards]) role-playing games. You can try a Google or Yahoo search, but here are a few I've visited:

RolePlay Online: http://rpol.net/
Role-Playing Games Network: http://www.roleplayinggames.net/
PlayByWeb: http://www.playbyweb.com/

One cautionary note, however: Most online RPGs tend to start off with a great burst of creative energy, and then slowly die as some of the players stop posting and fade away after a while. If you want to join a game, definitely give it a shot (I still play in one), but try to find a campaign where you can see consistent posting over a long period of time from a solid base of players.

If you're planning on running one of the DCCs or any other game online, ask prospective players about their RPG background: You'll get a sense of their enthusiasm as well as their ability to write.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:37 am
by Charke
Why does everyone who worked on Etherscope have something to do with Dragonmech.....


I'm the DM for Destiny of Steam and Steel. It's slowed down a bit since starting. I've been very busy but I won't let the game die and I am looking for new players. I ran an online game on AOL for five years, and I've run other games back in the BBS age days.

Mark Charke