Playing A Player

Ok...so...I'm a little out of it. The past few days have been kind of crazy. I was hired and now have a job. I had to go buy some professional clothes (which was an experience in and of itself, and my wife is a saint for putting up with me). Our wedding anniversary was Saturday, and it was a lot of fun. And my first day of work was today, and that was a lot of info. To top it all off, I'm now running an Untold Play-By-Post (PBP) over on the Untold forums. And for someone who went from having nothing to do to a whole lot to do, that's a pretty busy schedule. But, somehow, I'm managing to hammer out a blog for your enjoyment. I know, I'm a wonderful guy, right?

So this week, I'm getting back on schedule and tackling the issue of what happens when a GM wants to be a Player, and vice versa. With other RPGs making the transition from GM to Player isn't always easy, especially if you're in the middle of a campaign. A new campaign has to be assembled, new characters have to be created, etc. Untold, however, offers a unique solution to this problem.

Untold is a fast game, in the sense that it doesn't take very much time to learn how to play, or to set up a game. Since it's all card based, you can build a character in seconds or a campaign in minutes. Because of how easy it is to set up and break down, it's also easy for GMs to pause a campaign and step aside to allow another GM to step up. Untold is a very flexible system.

But what if your players are really into a game? Or you don't have another GM available to run a game and give you a break? Well, Untold has an answer for that too. Over on the Untold forums, there are two PBP games running, and hopefully more will take off soon. While it isn't exactly the same as playing a game in person, it is a lot of fun, and there are always people willing to play. Untold also has UPU's, Untold Player Unions, where players can contact other players in their state on the forums and find other play groups. A wonderful thing about Untold is it's community. Whether you're a new player still learning about Untold or a grizzled veteran, the Untold community is there for you.

Well, I think that's going to wrap it up for this week. I'm kind of tired...Anyways, not sure what I'll be tackling next week, but you'll be the first to know! Until then, thanks for reading, and have fun!