HI!, I'm new to PbP but already play RPGs

Hey everyone!

I'm a 32-year-old from Brazil.
Maybe this is a common story around here, but nowadays, with hectic daily routines where it barely feels like I have enough time to do the things I need to do, I have much less so for the things I want to do, so fitting in a regular, many-hours-long session with a group for playing RPGs is impossible. And that's just talking about me, getting everyone else's routine to line up is even harder.

But then I catch myself going through my RPG books, and they still inspire me. I love the worlds, the art, the stats and the multitude of characters I'd like to create or stories I'd like to tell. I play CRPGs sometimes, and I keep thinking about the infinite possibilities of the tabletop experience. I knew about PbP, but in my mind it was an old way of playing, dawn of the internet kind of thing, but I decided to look into it and I was pleased to find that it's still going strong.

So yeah, here I am to give it a shot. I think I'll start by reading some adventures to get a feeling of how it goes, and then try to play a short adventure so I'm not committing to a long-term project before I'm ready to call it my new way to engage with the hobby.

Nice to meet you all =)

Welcome Keliac. I hope you enjoy this medium as much as the face to face style of RPGs. There are differences, including pace, but there are rewards too, such as anincreased ability to her into a character.

Welcome, Keliac!

Welcome Keliac!

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Hey, thanks for the warm welcome!

TBH I'm the kind of player/DM that sometimes gets frustrated with the amount of fooling around and jokes detracting from the story in live sessions, it seems PbP tends to be more focused in that regard, more similar to how you'd tell a story in a novel, and that looks like a huge pro for me, really excited to try it.

Also, thanks for the resources CancerMan, I'll definitely check them out

Possibly, though it is often a good idea to mention this sort of thing when joining a game, or in the game's "session zero" so everyone is on the same page and you can find that game that suit your style. Many games are silly, but I have found that they tend to mention that in the recruitment if that is their intent.

Welcome home!

Welcome to GP, Keliac!

yer in da right place hombre.

Welcome to the GP community, Keliac!

welcome

Welcome :)

Welcome to Gamersplane

Thank you everyone, I didn't expect so many replies, I can already tell this is a great community

Bem-vindo!

Welcome!