By David "Onion" Ball
Published: September 9, 2007
The character you play is probably the most crucial part of your PBEM role-playing experience. Your character will be your outlook onto the fictional world of your game, and how you interact with it. It is your character's actions that you will write about, so they should be interesting! Read More...
Character vs. action driven posts
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: February 17, 2007
One, of many, ways to categorize PBEM posts is to see if they are driven forward by the use of characters or by action. While both types are perfectly valid and accepted, players often find themselves being more comfortable with one of them. They do, however, present different possibilities and problems.
Read More...Planning ahead
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: February 6, 2006
Once you have started to get to know your character, the game setting and your writing is flowing, it is time to start thinking about what your plans are for the future. A PBEM game can continue for several years, so if you do not plan ahead from the start, you may very well be painting yourself into a corner. Read More...
Naming your character
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: November 26, 2005
The character you play in your PBEM (Play By Email) role playing game is the most basic foundation of your participation in the game. Your character sets the boundaries for what you can do and how you can act. One of the first things someone notices about a character is its name. A name can send many signals, it is therefore important to carefully consider your choice.
Help the other players include your character in their posts
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: September 26, 2005
In your game, there are probably at least 5-10 other players. They all have characters, just like you do. But what makes your character stand out? It is hard enough for you to describe your character in your own posts, even harder for the other players!
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The importance of a character background
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: September 21, 2005
Your character’s background is something that will follow your character and influence the way it acts. Therefore, it is important that you have a solid background already thought out for your character. Read More...
Remember who you are and who your character is
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: August 28, 2005
Most of us probably started playing a character that was rather similar to ourselves. No matter how it looked on paper, it was still played like an ordinary person. If you want to take your character to the next level you need to separate it from yourself!
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Don't limit yourself with bad choices for character background
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: August 28, 2005
Your character’s background is something that will follow your character and influence the way it acts. Therefore, it is important that you have a solid background already thought out for your character. Read More...
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