I am new to DMing on forums. If I just start a Gameplay thread, how does that work? How does it know who the players are? Do I enter that somewhere? Or Should I just have faith and start a gameplay thread?
Characters will be added to the relevant tabs as they post in Gameplay. I'm very experienced with the PbP format (and running combat with Google Docs) if you ever need any help. :-)
Thanks. This is why I am running this, for the xp. So, is there a way to limit posts to only the players you want to be apart in the campaign? Or can anyone post in the Gameplay tab?
I'm not aware of any way to limit posters, unfortunately.
EDIT: I should also mention that I'm in the process of moving, so my posting will be slow to nonexistent for a little bit starting next week. I figured I'd let you know in case it'll affect your selection process.
Well, then do people usually respect the game? Also, I have looked in on games and not posted. Is that because the PbP part of the forum is just an observer's look, and not the true forum?
For the most part, people respect the game. In fact, it's pretty common for people to ask permission before doing the "fly on the wall" thing. It's still the actual game-in-progress, but it's considered bad etiquette to post if you're not part of the game.
Now I have another problem. I wrote a post in gameplay. Then I deleted it, just to try it out. Now I am trying to post to it again, and nothing is happening.
It takes me to a new page that has nothing but:
"Paizo / Messageboards / Online Campaigns"
At the top, but nothing in between.
Edit: I emailed customer service.