Does anyone know of some online games available for SCRPG? There are a couple on www.startplaying.com but they are not filling up. Here is the link if anyone is interested. https://startplaying.games/adventure/cm6iewww8001igpczy8liwrgi
Otherwise, again, if anyone knows of any games that are looking for new players, let me know. THANK YOU!
I don’t know of any live online games with an opening (and at $15-20 a session I’m not interested in the ones at that link), but Third Floor Wars over on youtube seems to be doing a push for the game so maybe contacting them and seeing if you could get into the next campaign arc might work? It sounded like they planned to do several ongoing games over time once they got cooking.
If PbP is acceptable there might be a game starting up on RPG.net - the potential GM’s post is over here. That was from about two weeks back, and it’s probably full (I think we have almost a dozen people expressing interest) but it couldn’t hurt to sign up and throw your name in the hat as well.
Welcome to the forum, while I’m at it.
This is greatly appreciated! I cannot thank you enough. I will follow the links and hope for the best. Seems like there should be more GMs making games available if “seats” are disappearing that quickly and THANK you for the warm welcome!
I mean, “seats” are filling because no one’s charging for them. Assuming it actually gets started up it’s just one of dozens, maybe hundreds of PbP games running over there, some of which last ages and some of which just kind of fade away or suddenly end - which is pretty much what happened to the last two Sentinel games there, hence the number of refugee players looking for another game.
Try charging for GM work the way that other site does and you’d find a lot fewer takers.
Best of luck getting in, regardless.
Thanks again. I have never minded paying for sessions. When I have played D&D (was with a group for over a year) I paid monthly for the service and always felt that the quality of the game was top notch. Not that free games are not really well run, I just felt that being online I was more obligated to pay for their (the DM’s or GM’s) time and efforts. Question, What is the difference between Play by Post and TTRPG. Is PbP specific to playing online using Roll20 services or similar services?
PbP is play by post, not live online or face to face. It’s very similar to play by e-mail, and has largely replaced it as far as I can tell. The pace is much slower than a live game and there’s somewhat greater tendency for individuals to ghost over time, but there are fewer concerns about someone missing a whole session (the GM might have to prod someone to post now and then if other people are waiting on them - usually during combat) and the relaxed pace fits some folks’ schedules better. I haven’t been doing this play format (or play by e-mail) long and would prefer face to face play, but it’s better than not playing at all and my own responsibilities make live online play impractical for me.
Most groups set some basic rules about minimum frequency of posting (usually at least once or twice a week) and what die-rollers are acceptable (Orokos seems popular) as well as the usual “Session Zero” stuff to establish expectations and boundaries. Some of the more organized groups will set up wikis with character sheets, notable NPCs, and worldbuilding stuff. For some games (eg Lancer, D&D 4e) you’ll get gridded maps and combat tracker links to various storage sites, but there really isn’t anything in the SCRPG that calls for anything more elaborate than maybe a inserted image of location layouts, so it’s a good game for keeping everything “on thread” or perhaps at a wiki link.
It may not be to your tastes (the roleplay aspect certainly feels diminished to me, often more like a creative writing exercise) but I’d suggest at least trying it to see how you like it. Thought I’d hate it myself, but after trying a short e-mail game with some old friends I’m coming around on it, and it sure does fit awkward or erratic schedules.