The Play-by-post Experiment Thread
Welcome, welcome, welcome! It is my great honor to present to you the idea which will almost certainly generate millions of dollars for me personally. This is a thread where anyone can host a small, experimental forum game - the only big restriction being that it's a play-by-post game.
What's play-by-post?
Play-by-post is a style of forum game that encompasses any game that is contained in its entirely in posts here in the thread. Multiplayer RPGs, suggestion games, all here. In this thread's case, it also means the game must have someone running it, like a GM. The players do their thing and the GM responds in kind. Sorry, this does mean no Maptools, no "post about the above post" and no games that are almost nothing but character-driven roleplay.
Why these restrictions?
This thread is designed to hold up to four active games at any given time. Any of the no-no game types risk posting spam, which would heavily detract from the other games. Even within play-by-post, I recommend players to not make many posts per update/GM post. We're all in this together.
The color system
Every active game will take up one of four slots: Red, Blue, Green or Purple. To denote which game you're posting to, begin your post with that color. Make sure you post blue as darkcyan and purple as magenta in your color tags. You must do this for every post, GM or player. For players/GMs in multiple games, start the part of your post aimed at the relevant game with that color.
This is absolutely mandatory, and I will be reminding people who aren't coloring their posts, as four concurrent games could get really confusing without it.
Why "experimental"?
Are you a new GM, unsure of your finesse? Do you have a grand idea but are scared to start it and burn out? Well, these games are designed to burn out over time, probably very quickly. This lets GMs experiment with a game idea and drop it or change it if it's not working. If you run a game here for a while and really like it, by all means continue it in another thread, freeing up another slot for another GM.
The GM sign-up sheet
Game title:
Short game description:
Desired color slot:
Player sign-up sheet, if any, may be included in the first post of your experimental game. Players, don't forget to include your color when signing up to a game! GMs, don't forget to include a player list if necessary! Waiting lists not recommended. Fear of disappointment discourages experimentation.
Color slots
Blue: Crystal Quest (A Final Fantasy suggestion game. Partially illustrated when I feel like it. Very much player-run.) [freeformschooler]
Red:
Green: Hammer of Thor: An AUTHENTIC Viking Adventure! (Illustrated adventure. About vikings. Rule of Funny prevails over trivial nonsense such as dramatic tension.) [Nirur Torir]
Purple: Palette (A suggestion game with color as a primary ...motif or whateveritiscalled. It's quite setting based and you'll learn more as you go on.) (Powder Miner
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