Play-By-Posting

A Play-By-Posting game can be done on any available forum, preferably a public one that all potential players can gain access to at any hour of the day. A Play-By-Post, or PBP (sometimes also abbreviated as a PbP), usually has two or more 'players' write posts on a forum thread, with each post being the actions and dialogue of their character or characters involved.
Think of it as the story-telling game some kids played in elementary school, the teacher would sit the kids in a circle and start off a story. Then, the teacher would hand the story over to the kid to their right who would elaborate on it for a bit, then that child would pass it on to the next kid who would do the same and so on. 
PBP's are useful for people who don't have enough time to play a full RPG game or who can't personally meetup with the other players. 
Players should decide what the exact rules for a PBP are, the following is a general guideline to help. 
== Play-By-Posting General Rules: ==
1.) Players should decide if one of them is the "Storyteller" who will play the role of any NPC's and guide the story. Or if they will all just pick a character or characters and free-for-all the story line.
2.) Players should agree on the order of posting, how long someone can wait before their turn is forfeited if they forget to post, etc.
3.) Players should decide on what the basics of the story are: genre, nature of the crises, etc. Nothing particular, just enough for people to have an idea of what kind of story it is.
== Xtrian Play-By-Posting: ==
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