Attempting an online campaign

[Count Spatula]

Has anyone done this? I'm currently attempting this for the first time-- without the use of a mic or camera, and it's agonizingly slow, to say the least. Is skype the best option for this? Any advice would be much appreciated!

[Skyrock]

I'm assuming that you do a play-by-post then?

PBPs are slow, take a long term commitment and are thus very prone to players (or the GM) dropping out. The big advantage is that PBPs allow for asynchronous communication, which makes them work well for people from different time zones or with unpredictable schedules.

The most important thing is to have a system that allows to resolve actions and conflicts quickly - most combat systems written for the table-top environment have too many variables for player input and too many steps to operate smoothly in PBPs. I have made good experiences with Wushu, Risus and The Shadow of Yesterday.

[Count Spatula]

I've been trying to do a live group on rolz.org, but it's such a slow go that I find myself struggling trying to justify the time investment for as little we actually seem to accomplish. Some people have suggested Roll20, but I have no mic or camera and not sure if it would translate as well. I was hoping others might have some experience at online live play and possibly give me some pointers as a DM. I'd much rather play in-person, but sadly cannot seem to put a group together these days...

[Ail]

I've been trying to do a live group on rolz.org, but it's such a slow go that I find myself struggling trying to justify the time investment for as little we actually seem to accomplish. Some people have suggested Roll20, but I have no mic or camera and not sure if it would translate as well. I was hoping others might have some experience at online live play and possibly give me some pointers as a DM. I'd much rather play in-person, but sadly cannot seem to put a group together these days...

It's been years since I've been around here. But people used to write their campaigns in posts in this forum, without a need to try other things.
Have trends changed in the meantime?

[Epically]

I've been trying to do a live group on rolz.org, but it's such a slow go that I find myself struggling trying to justify the time investment for as little we actually seem to accomplish. Some people have suggested Roll20, but I have no mic or camera and not sure if it would translate as well. I was hoping others might have some experience at online live play and possibly give me some pointers as a DM. I'd much rather play in-person, but sadly cannot seem to put a group together these days...

I think you might just have to bite the bullet and get at least a mic.

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

It's been years since I've been around here. But people used to write their campaigns in posts in this forum, without a need to try other things.
Have trends changed in the meantime?

We still have our pBp forum open, but there seems to be a grand total of one active game right now. I think a lot of people have gravitated to more new-fangled wahys of playing online.

I know I had some success with maptool several years ago, playing with friends, but we were also on the phone in a conference call at the same time, which helped a lot.

[Rock of the Fraternity]

I still like PbP a lot -- I'm in several games over on the Paizo forum.