Game for pbp rookies!

[bi0philia]

i've seen some other boards where they run games for pbp beginners.
anyone out there interested in running a game for the guys like us who havent found their way into a game with veterans vying for positions?

[roguescribner]

While I'm not opposed to the idea conceptually, I'm afraid that the majority of n00bs are unreliable and any pbp game made up of just n00b players will quickly flame out. Here is a recent example. That game barely lasted more than a month before it was shut down for missing or barely participating players.

It's one thing when you're playing in person or via chat or something. But pbp takes a big time commitment from the GM and the players and as someone who GMs on occasion I don't feel like it'd be worth the effort to construct a game knowing chances are it'll flame out in a matter of weeks.

Heck, some games flame out after a few weeks with veteran players. But the odds are even worse with new players.

[roguescribner]

That being said, if you're a newbie, just make yourself known around the boards to give people a sense of who you are. Apply to games. You probably won't make the first few you apply to, but eventually, someone will take a chance on you. When that happens, run with it!

[FuzzyBoots]

My advice, as I've posted before in other threads, is to jump in feet first. Apply to games. Post builds on Roll Call. Join discussions on the General board. Write stories for the Story Board. All of them let people get a handle on who you are and what you do.

[ZamuelNow]

Hmm...I wonder.

What if there were a few mini-campaigns? Adventures that, if in person, they would be only two sessions or so for the full thing. It would give people the ability to come in and contribute but the games would be structured for rotating casts.

Just a small brainstorm. It may be better to simply try to look for open campaigns to join.

[Mr.Sandman]

Zam, my Hatters Heroes game was meant to be that exactly. Rotating players and even rotating Gm's. If someone else would like to pick up a game in it feel free.

[ZamuelNow]

Glancing at the OOC, that seems a little interesting. However, brainstorming something else to possibly run.

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

At the speed of some of the threads here even something "one to two sessions" (however long that looks) might still be kind of much.

Even simpler would be to have two threads: an "HQ space station" thread where collected heroes can hang out and roleplay talking about hero stuff or "normal" life as a hero, and a "battle" thread where heroes can teleport down from the HQ into adventures that are basically single battles against enemies no lead-up needed (i.e. one "adventure" is fighting off some invading aliens, next adventure is a running battle through the Evil Overlord's Secret Base, the next is beating down an "unstoppable" fighting machine, etc.).

That way people can jump into either a roleplay or a battle without disrupting a "story", test out the system, practice roleplay, and figure out what posting speed is good for them

[Spectrum]

I suspect that a new player oriented game run as a convention (or demo) game could go over well. If a GM was willing to 'sell' the game rather than expecting a basic level of gaming experience.

But then again, if someone is here, chances are that they already know the basis.

It does bring up big questions as to what our first month retention rate actually is and what we can do to improve it.