IntroductionWelcome to the wonderful world of PbP or Post-by-Post. PbP is online roleplay like Dungeons and Dragons, although instead of being run in person, is ran on a forum through the utilizing the aspect of posting.
To keep PbP Fun for everybody, Game-IV utilizes a method of Membership when it comes to PbP. This allows GMs or Game Masters to be a form of local moderator for their threads within the PbP boards and stops entity's such as Bots or Malicious Users from being able to easily come in and ruin a game. There is no restrictions of membergroups, so players can feel free to join one, or both if they feel like it. Membership is free and opened to all and can be granted/approved by Global Moderators or Administrators so feel free to just apply and play!
Reguardless of MemberGroup, Game-IV will allow anybody the ability to post and create topics within the
PBP Discussion or
Informal Games boards. This allows regular members to participate or ask questions before they begin playing a game or for potential GMs to gauge interest before going ahead and starting a game
How to PlayTo apply as a player of games, simply go to
http://game-iv.com/index.php?action=profile;area=groupmembership;u=9 or at the top of the screen select "Profile>> Forum Profile" then on the side bar, select "Group Membership". From there you will be applying to the "PBP Player" membergroup. After this, simply wait for it to be approved, or feel free to PM a Global Moderator or Administrator to get your membership approved ASAP. Once you have been approved, go back to the Group Membership page and set your primary Member Group back to "Registered Members" to allow yourself to continue posting in threads outside of the PbP Games Board
Being part of the PBP Player Membergroup gives you permission to post in topics within the
PbP Game board
As a player of a PbP your main rule is to follow the GM and have fun. All games will include a basic rule set within their Discussion page and if you need additional help, the Game Master and other Players will be glad to help.
How to GMTo apply as a player of games, simply go to
http://game-iv.com/index.php?action=profile;area=groupmembership;u=9 or at the top of the screen select "Profile>> Forum Profile" then on the side bar, select "Group Membership". From there you will be applying to the "PBP Gamemaster" membergroup. After this, simply wait for it to be approved, or feel free to PM a Global Moderator or Administrator to get your membership approved ASAP. Once you have been approved, go back to the Group Membership page and set your primary Member Group back to "Registered Members" to allow yourself to continue posting in threads outside of the PbP Games Board
Being part of the PBP Gamemaster Membergroup gives you permission to create topics, post within those topics and moderate the topics you create within the
PbP Game board.
As a GM of a PBP your job will be keeping track of the game for players, dishing out punishment and providing tools to move along the storyline. The general rule of thumb is to create your Discussion Thread utilizing a template first to gauge interest. Once you get enough players to begin playing, then create your Game Thread