Suggestion to Implement a feature I have found works extremely well with other combat forums/threads:
Play by Post
How to Play by PostWant to play D&D but can't find a group? Want to try out a new RPG system before selling your friends on it? Are you an angry recluse who likes GURPS but has no friends? If any of these sound like you, play-by-post might be just what the doctor ordered.
How does play-by-post work?In a normal tabletop game amongst friends, one person is the Game Master and he lays out an adventure for the players. Players state their actions in response to the GM and roll dice to determine success. Sometimes, the GM will roll behind a screen for things that happen that the players are not aware of, and announce the results.
In a pbp game, the GM usually does all of the rolling, for players and for behind-the-scenes stuff. The players post their actions and the GM determines success or failure and posts the results. The net result is a game that takes much longer to complete but is much richer in description and often features a more complicated story.
In short, everyone actually gets to feel awesome for actually doing something and not killing of lamer NPC characters that THEY control. Rather, they defeat their foes by the skin of their teeth and live to fight another day.
I would be willing to run a small adventure for a group of 2 - 5 unseated members so the entire guild can see how awesome this can actually be.
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