# Anyone interested in a RPG PBeM? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2001, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511 "2001-04-27T08:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/121 "2001-05-12T01:17:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \* > > Says the girl who hasn’t told me what her character looks like. 🙂 > > _screams_ Twice. I sent it _twice_. _tears hair out and goes to send description again_ \*\* We got it! We got it! Arden is obviously losing it a little. By the way if you happen to know a person that matches yoru description, please let us know. There may be a slight delay in the start of the game, due to the fact Arden tried to install a scanner and fried her computer. With luck that will be cleared up soon and the game will commence. My life is a bit on the hectic side at present, so she will be the main GM for a while with me in cameo roles. Stay tuned, gamers! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/122 "2001-05-12T01:37:26Z")
_collapses in relief_ Thank god, I’m _not_ insane. 😉 Nope, don’t know anyone who looks like her. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/123 "2001-05-12T08:22:47Z")
_sigh_ I am cursed by the gods of electronics. My fried hard drive was worse than expected. Seems it fried BOTH my hard drives, including all my 2000+ image files ::wailing:: And all my personal character logs ::gnashing of teeth:: All The notes from the games I run ::weeping:: All my dirty stories ::rending of garments:: So, for anyone that had sent me a character pic, please resend it. Oh, and if anyone knows a rich sugar daddy who can support my computer habit, please send him in my direction. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/124 "2001-05-12T13:09:06Z")
Oh and a little administrative note. From now on when sending a game related message, please place DTA: the title of it such as DTA: Pic of my character. As I am searching my mail for copies of stuff to send to Arden I realize how useful that would be. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/125 "2001-05-12T13:49:49Z")
Okay. I got email from **RRKM** last night saying he had been moving over the last week and had missed the deadline. Since he was one of the first people to sign up, I’d like to give him a chance to play. This will also give **Sealemon** a chance to make a character. Also, some folks didn’t CC **Verrain** with their character stuff so he doesn’t have it to send to me and those people will have to resubmit. If that wasn’t enough, I have to reuild the database as well. So, I’ll keep it open until the 18th. Those of you that we do have stuff for we may be able to start backstories next week after my co-conspiritor and I have a pow-wow. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/126 "2001-05-12T14:13:56Z")
\*\*Amedeus \*\*? Drop me a line at [antonia@cowboy.net](mailto:antonia@cowboy.net) would ya? Did you get a character in already? ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/127 "2001-05-12T19:01:11Z")
The 18th! _blinks_ Okay I’ll like… think hard this weekend and mail it soooooon so I can play cuz I so want to ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2001, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/128 "2001-05-12T20:14:58Z")
**Arden Ranger** , that’s _awful_. I’ll sacrifice something to the computer gods on your behalf. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2001, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/129 "2001-05-14T08:42:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arden Ranger \* > \*\*_sigh_ > > I am cursed by the gods of electronics. > \*\* No, no, no! Remember, there is only **one** God. What you are probably experiencing is some demonic action of one of [Vapula’s](http://www.phoenyx.net/deusx/vapula.html) servitors, the Demon Prince of Technology. You would be wise to look up a servitor of Jean, the Archangel of Lightning, who can probably help you out. Either that, or see if Nybbas has some feud with you. That would explain a whole lot… [sub](This is by no way an attempt to get anyone interested in playing [In Nomine](http://www.sjgames.com/in-nomine)).[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2001, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/130 "2001-05-14T13:04:47Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kat_: > Nope, don’t know anyone who looks like her. Shoot a description over to me, I might be able to find something. I started with just an idea and wound up with a pic of someone I hadn’t heard of. I could probably do the same for anyone else having trouble finding pictures on their own. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/131 "2001-05-17T03:26:37Z")
Kudos to Jeff for finding two pics that are pretty close to my character description. Incidentally, if there’s anyone with a _male_ character still looking for a picture, I have a couple I ran across in my searching that are pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/132 "2001-05-17T03:42:07Z")
And when will _I_ be getting one of these pics, hmmm? 🙂 That’s what’s holding up the PC page. I’m still waiting on images from **Kat** and **Maeglin** (though I still think Jason Connery is good). Difficult players, I tell ya… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/133 "2001-05-18T00:47:07Z")
Well, you should have mine now. How’s Maeglin? ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/134 "2001-05-18T01:22:12Z")
I don’t know, he seems to be missing… ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/135 "2001-05-18T07:27:53Z")
Not to sound too harsh or anything, but we’ve been going at it for three weeks now and frankly, I’m getting a bit impatient. Why don’t we set a deadline for when we start playing and go on in the mean time? We’ve agreed that people should be fairly dedicated to the game, and having not heard from a player for so long does not seem to me like dedicated behaviour. He (she?) could at least emailed that it took a bit longer, right? Ofcourse, there could be all sorts of reasons that Maeglin has been silent, but should we postpone our game for that? If he turns up before we start playing, then he can always join in, can’t he? I realise that I’m not making friends here, but I also think that if we want a successful game, we need a little bit of commitment, right? Besides, I want to start playing!! ::instert whiny smiley here:: ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/136 "2001-05-18T09:18:35Z")
Now, now. To be fair he has submitted a character and we did set a deadline of the 18th for everything, so we will get started this weekend and we’re starting with the following characters: Marc, Meri, Ramon, Rukh, Richard, Kevron, Thorn (who just won’t have a pic on the PC page that he picked out) and my daughter’s character (who’s name I don’t remember at the moment). Those are the characters I have. I hope I didn’t miss anybody. There’s a $5.00 fine for whining, BTW. :p. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/137 "2001-05-18T09:26:55Z")
Oops, sorry, forgot about that. Please ignore my last post, it was unnecessary and not fair. Guess I’m just to eager to start… ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/138 "2001-05-18T09:32:41Z")
But hey! It’s the 18th today! (I feel so incredibly ‘doh!’ today). ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/139 "2001-05-18T13:42:07Z")
I’d like to thank the DM’s for their politeness and hard work. I run roleplaying at my school, and know what it’s like! (Mind you, I still wanted to look like Woody Allen…) ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511/140 "2001-05-18T13:54:07Z")
And it will be the 18th until midnight tonight. My time. 🙂 and **glee** , tough. 😛 Caine woulda stuffed ya in a canal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-a-rpg-pbem/63511.md?page=8)