Do some people play with online groups?

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Southron » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:44 pm

I have been part of a play by post game for two years now. As there was no one in my area I volunteered to be the LM ( which I do not have great skill at) so at least we could get something going. Luckily we have two players who are FAR better LM's that I am. The play by post games do tend to bleed a lot of players but, we have a core group of 3 to 4 players who seem to be in for the long haul. We are always looking for one or two to fill our ranks.

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Halbarad » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:47 pm

Hey Southron!

Don't sell yourself short my man. It was under your guidance that the 'force of nature' that is Regnald the Fox came to life. :D

SONS OF THE FOREST! Bro.

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Southron » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:55 am

Halbarad wrote:Hey Southron!

Don't sell yourself short my man. It was under your guidance that the 'force of nature' that is Regnald the Fox came to life. :D

SONS OF THE FOREST! Bro.
Thanks!

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Rocmistro » Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:51 pm

Southron Loremaster wrote:
Halbarad wrote:Hey Southron!

Don't sell yourself short my man. It was under your guidance that the 'force of nature' that is Regnald the Fox came to life. :D

SONS OF THE FOREST! Bro.
Thanks!
Yeah, this is a good group. To anyone who might have otherwise turned their nose up at Play by Post format, let me tell you, I think it's the best format for preserving a "Tolkieny" feel to your game. You get the chance to think about what you say and do, and that allows you to breathe a little more life into the events and thus allows it to feel like an extension of Tolkien's canon instead of just a pulp action adventure. The written format just naturally fuses with Middle-earth. This is one of the most enjoyable and memorable campaigns I've ever partaken of in RPGs.

I didn't think I was going to enjoy it, but finding people willing to play TOR in real life is very hard, as we Middle-earth geeks are spread a bit too thin. So I gave it a shot and now...well, I probably post too much rather than not enough.
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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Halbarad » Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:59 pm

I would agree with everything you write Rocco, except the bit about posting too much. :D

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Valarian » Fri May 02, 2014 5:58 pm

I'm currently running a regular Friday night session using Fantasy Grounds.
European FG2 RPG
Using Ultimate Fantasy Grounds - that means anyone can play.
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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Curulon » Fri May 02, 2014 7:19 pm

Here's a link to the game I run on Sunday nights via Roll20!

https://the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of- ... ortal.com/

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Lando The Archmagi » Tue May 06, 2014 7:42 pm

Hello everyone,

I'm new here and still getting my feet wet with ToR, but am an old time gamer/GM and have lots of experience with MERP and other systems. Been a Tolkien fan since I was a wee lad and got into AD&D thanks to Tolkien... then into RM/MERP from there. :) I've run games online for many years, using pbp and OpenRPG to run them primarily. I have tried Rolld20 as a player and might give it a try as a GM sometime in the future now that grad school is over. I started a ToR game online a month or two ago and it's still beginning to move along. Could use a few additional players as some of my players aren't very active.

Here is my play by post game on Plothook.net

http://plothook.net/RPG/forumdisplay.php?f=2449

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by Heilemann » Tue May 06, 2014 9:15 pm

The story blog is in Danish, but the LM blog is in english: https://ringen.squarespace.com

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Re: Do some people play with online groups?

Post by shipwreck » Sat May 10, 2014 3:01 pm

If anyone is getting a 'live' online game going (via Roll20 or otherwise), do let me know via private message.
Elfcrusher wrote:But maybe the most important difference is that in D&D the goal is to build wtfpwn demi-god characters. In TOR the goal is to stay alive long enough to tell a good story.

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