tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post8438802162624665091..comments2024-02-28T10:22:08.660+00:00Comments on Daddy Grognard: Running a Call of Cthulhu pbem - Part ThreeDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-33481035891888264582011-04-03T20:46:13.404+01:002011-04-03T20:46:13.404+01:00Very interesting post. I actually have been using...Very interesting post. I actually have been using this method for my PbP Castles and Crusades adventures for a long while. Your paragraph on this method requiring "mental flexibility" is totally true. PBEM and PbP does allow quite a bit of extra time vs. table-top gaming for staying ahead of your players. My favorite part of this approach is thinking of all the possibilities for theRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449933184261945913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-41463752186485717012011-04-02T16:33:55.473+01:002011-04-02T16:33:55.473+01:00I think that would be an excellent idea!I think that would be an excellent idea!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-6627318024157916212011-04-01T20:18:04.054+01:002011-04-01T20:18:04.054+01:00@Kelvin - this is a common problem with players, I...@Kelvin - this is a common problem with players, I find. I designed a sandbox module a while back and asked Dungeonmum's group to playtest it. It was basically a "there's your landscape, now get exploring" but they were totally fazed, coming from a "Here's your mission for tonight" style of play. <br /><br />I think maybe as a part 19 for this series, I should handDaddy Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-61727475269480306132011-04-01T17:33:02.526+01:002011-04-01T17:33:02.526+01:00I tried this, but it pretty much died on its arris...I tried this, but it pretty much died on its arris. At least one of the players wanted more structure in his <i>Cthulhu</i> games, but all of them had difficulty with following hints and leads under their own initiative. The game didn't collapse, but everyone sort of lost interest.<br /><br />That said, it was a tabletop game, so there are different dynamics involved. At least some of the thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-87328890031637736182011-04-01T11:54:43.005+01:002011-04-01T11:54:43.005+01:00Welcome to my world! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!Welcome to my world! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!Daddy Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-33091226001319525272011-04-01T11:22:47.520+01:002011-04-01T11:22:47.520+01:00Now I know how your evil mind works.
Reading that...Now I know how your evil mind works.<br /><br />Reading that Copenhagen Interpretation lost me a few San points.Fran Terminiellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506269178716477521noreply@blogger.com