PbP: Play by Post RP Game
Play by Post is a form of text based RP which appeals to gamers and creative writers. Posts are made online, which set a scene and characters, and then the story follows and develops based on each persons response to the previous post, or a previous action preformed against themselves.
Let us take a look at the following PbP RP which took place last week on my forum.
Roadwolf:
He crested over a hill, and stopping momentarily to quietly assess his senses, he heard faint noises in the distance before him. His nose picked up the scent, now stronger then before. A sickly deer. He ventured down the hill into the next valley, away from the hot spring. His ears alert and his tail now relaxed and flowing with the wind as he increased his speed. He followed his senses to direct him towards the deer, in the thick forest and as night fell, the deers scent guided him and Vel towards their meal.
Velvet:
Velvet smiled and followed after Roadwolf and then she to could see the deer and it was very sick which was always easier for them to catch them, he was hardly moving its head down and its body posture was very low as if it knew it was going to die soon. She did sometimes feel sorry for them but wolves needed to eat so she crept close to Roadwolf's side and her body posture was low getting ready to pounce on their prey. Her marking on her pelt shone dimly as the moon rose into the sky she knew not long at it would be a full moon which was always when she was going on heat whenever it was a full moon and she really didn't know why something to do with her marking she thought.
Okanieba:
With the sun setting and the fog rolling in, he resigned to the fact he was stuck where he was. For whatever reason he felt the group was rather disarming, and not interested in prey his size, for the time being.
With a small grunt he settled down between a couple massive bushes, unfurling his wings a little and tucking his head under one, feeling relieved to finally get his weight off his tired legs and rest his aching wings. He layed still, listening to the quiet forest, the panther and tiger talking, the two odd wolves moving off. He was doubtful he would get more than an hours rest, but then again, just pausing for the night would be more than enough.
Roadwolf:
Looks at vel, and with a quick glance orders her to stay put. He then stalked off low through the underbrush, flanking the deer. He didn't want to spook the deer too much, as a long chase through the thick forest could cause the pursuers injury as well. With only him and Vel in the hunt, he thought it best to end the chase quick. Having circled the deer, he pounced... The deer jumped and ran towards Vel, as planned...
Velvet:
Velvet smiled and pounced straight onto the deer's back and dragged it down and bit its neck and killed it instantly she smiled and started eating some of it while Roadwolf was making his way back to her she knew they were fairly safe out here away from any humans so she pulled away slightly from the kill so Roadwolf could have his feed and then she would eat some more after Roadwolf had finished, she sat on her haunches a little away from the prey and keeping an eye out for either the tigress, panther or even pegasus in case they had followed them.
Roadwolf:
Enjoys the meal. He noses through the wound pulling out tender meat. Steam lightly rises from the kill. He nods at Vel as he eats that it is okay for er to join in along side him. It is important that they eat and strengthen before the coming winter.
Velvet:
Velvet smiled and moved next to Roadwolf and feeds on the deer next to him happily, the weather was already staring to get cooler at nights and they had me roaming for nights on end as they still hadn't found a den they could sleep and shelter in. Which is what brought them to the clearing in the first place to find a home they could shelter from storms and sleep in. Her eyes glinted as she ate their kill. The moon shone down on the both of them from an eagles point of view it would remarkably cool and romantic in a way but she wouldn't say anything about what she was thinking deep inside her mind.
Roadwolf:
His belly full and round, he waits for Vel to finish. Then leads them a short distance away and lays down on his side, tucking his tail under his chin as he closes his eyes to rest after the full meal. He hears the other creatures gathering near the fresh kill to have their feed. The kill not only fed him and Vel, but will feed many creatures. He drifts to a half alert sleep. His sense always alert for sudden changes or alarms.
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Needless to say the story can evolve and tell a tale. Each characters personality will be unique and obvious in each post. As opposed to a single writer writing the story from a single perspective. I have been participating in PbP RP since the late 90's in some form or another. And I am really excited to try to et this forum off the group and get some decent RP going in there. True I prefer feral animal based RP as it allows me to live an alternate life as a wild animal, something humans can no longer do it seems. Personally I do not believe that we can say that we have fully lived until we have experienced such a thing either in real life, as in living in the wilderness off of the land, or in an imaginary / RP sense.