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December 5th, 2021, 22:14 #1
Play By Post on Fantasy Grounds Unity?
My question is that: Is there any complications that could arise by leaving my Fantasy grounds open so My group and I could continue playing in between in person game, or even have a strictly play by post game on FG. Will the program disconnect if it sits unused for a period of time? If a player signs in after other posts are made in the chat bar, does it load those messages?
I just found the world of play-by-post and although it is painfully slow, I really like how much easier it is for me to roll play because I have the time to think about my reactions and describe the gestures and mannerisms of my character. Now I want to find a way to blend FG with the play by post ability to not have everyone there at the same time.
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December 5th, 2021, 22:44 #2
Players will only see messages that are posted to Chat while connected. The only thing that would cause FG to become disconnected is if security softwre closes the port.
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December 6th, 2021, 21:28 #3
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Good Day DragonBetween
I have never played a "Play by post" game. Perhaps the players could pop in and use Notes either public or private depending on if it is for everyone or just the GM.
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December 6th, 2021, 21:54 #4
FG will run ok 24/7 but the players wont see all that has gone on before the as LordEntrails suggests.
I have played in PbP game using FG but the GM was using FG for combat resolution and character management etc but we did all the roleplay in a google doc.
That also allows you to go back and insert play/action before other things which will happen a lot with PbP.
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December 6th, 2021, 23:16 #5
Damned comments made me remember when I did PbP decades ago we used a site called Rondak's Portal. I believe it is still around. You may want to use that for chat and image sharing and FG for combat to follow along damned suggestion.
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December 6th, 2021, 23:23 #6
Ive played in 2 PbP games that were run on
https://www.tavern-keeper.com/
and it works well. Unfortunately the games didnt last all that long.
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December 6th, 2021, 23:58 #7
Ya I was thinking of doing a hybrid. To do play by post in between gaming seasons on FG.
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December 7th, 2021, 00:53 #8
You could just setup a Discord Server too. That way you could use it for in game voice. Then setup some channels, one for OOC, one for IC, one for DM shared references (maps, handouts, etc), then throw in a chat or questions channel as well.
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December 7th, 2021, 00:54 #9
Its got me thinking of a possible extension.... I just dont have any time to do it!
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December 7th, 2021, 03:07 #10
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