New to Paizo RPG's would love to join a Play by Post group


Recruitment


Hey everyone, I'm a fairly new RPG player. I have been dabbling for the last few years but my group went inactive. We were playing 5E D&D and I am longing to start playing something again. I discovered the Play by Post community and this seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. I am a hoping to find a group to start playing with either Pathfinder or Starfinder. I have Pathfinder 1st edition but it is my understanding 2nd edition is currently in play test and have no problem picking up the Starfinder rule book. Is the forums the best place to find a group or somewhere else I should be looking?

Also, I have a few more questions, is it expected to have a character all rolled up and ready to go or is that something the group does once it is formed? Also, is there a summary of "rules" I should be aware for play by post? For example, don't post more than a couple times a day, make sure everyone else has a chance to post before continuing, etc?Basically, I am looking for any direction or advice to get started. Thanks


First things first, there's actually a section on the forums that is all about discussing these types of things here. Go check it out and see if there's more there that you are interested to learn about with this process. If it's not already there, go ahead and create a thread.

Second, I would recommend starting with Doomed Heroe's Guide to PBP. It has much of the information you are asking about as well as some of the information that you don't know to ask about yet.

Finally, once you get kind of comfortable with the idea of PBP, and know what you want from it, come back to the Recruitment section and look for a game that interests you. This is very important as PBP games take much longer than IRL games, so you need interest in order to make it through such a game. Go in and apply, making sure to read through thoroughly what the GM is asking you to do for your application.

It can be a lot of work to apply, and sometimes it takes several applications before you get accepted, but if you keep trying, you'll get there eventually and it is definitely worth it.

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