I was having a discussion with some fellow players in a Play-by-Post (PbP) game I’m in about what makes a PbP game work well (or not). So I thought I’d document my ideas on that here.

Having a good GM is key. If a GM doesn’t keep up with their posting rate and doesn’t keep the action moving, it can be a slog, and people will drop out due to boredom. So key ingredient #1 is having a good GM. If you play for a bit on on a given platform like GamersPlane.com you’ll eventually get to know several of the GMs and then be able to say ‘Oh, I want to get in that game because that person is a great GM!’

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