Anyone ever tried a play by post RPG?

It's just i've got a rule system called "Inquisitor" which i think i could convert to play by post pretty easily.

To sum up characters get a certain amount of actions, and in order of initiative or whatever they take a turn and declare all of their actions.

E.g. GM says there is an enemy up ahead a character with 3 actions could 1)take out a gun, 2)aim it and 3)fire.

The outcome is decided by percentages and a D100 and the GM would reply with what happens. Another major point in the rules is that characters can delcare a "pause" action where they stop and look around and the GM tells them what they see before they react.

eg there is a boulder up ahead so the character declares that he 1)moves beside it, weapon raised and 2)pauses. The GM replies that there is a monster behind it and the players uses their 3rd action to fire.


So has anyone played anything like this before? And would anyone give this a go?

people would get to play at their own pace and wouldnt have to meet on irc, if people like the idea i'll strip down the rules to make a simplified version and then basically "wing it" as we go along.
 
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"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989.
CM/DJK Raziel/lion 1-5/Krath/VEDJ/VE

You could use space hulk/doom boardgame type boards and rules in a play-by-post system
 
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I did something like this ages ago with Mandor i think? It was a choose a,b or c then watch what happens scenario. It took a fair while, and in the end I got fried by boba fett.
Pretty fun though
 
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ASL/SGT kaMi/1SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [LoR] [CoR] [IG] [GCA]

GOsH! what was that IRC channel we use to go to and blow the heck out of everything.  That RPG, I went there one time after a meeting....hm...TK showed it to me one time. 
 
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Ex-soldier turned journalist, Laguna is a strong willed man with amazing energy. His compassion for the unfortunate drivers him to help the weak and bring down their oppressors.

Need a GM.
 
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Cleric "Cosmic" Vor'soth
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Cleric "Cosmic" Vor'soth
SL/KPR Cosmic/Lion 1-1/Lopen/VEDJ/VE [VP][WoS2][KC1][SoY][EoP][OAK]
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Yeah its the GW inquisitor game, a very good rp system, based more on storytelling side of roleplay than levelling up or anything.

I could come up with some sample character set-ups give a brief intro to the rules and give it a try if anyone wants?

Just need to find some D10's

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PL:A/SGMRaziel/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE/{EW1} {IG} {CDS} {BoA} {PoC}
Assistant Squad Leader - Squad4 Wraiths
"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989.

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"Who are you to tell God what to do with his dice?" - Bohr
"God does not play dice with the universe. He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time." - Terry Pratchett
CM/DJK Raziel/lion 1-5/Krath/VEDJ/VE (WoS1) (VP1) (VP2)

Im making an RPG a little like in my spare time....
 
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*blinks* Really? No one is familiar with play by post RPG's? That's actually crazy, the only other sites I've been on are like this. You have a character, with a sheet of somesort, then how well you write your actions, and the rolls of the GM determine the outcome of your posts. You don't RP other people's characters in your posts, you dont have any control over what they say or what they do, just your own. PM me if your interested about them.

Also, our storylines have lasted for over a year before because of the way their paced. They can last anywhere from about a week or months on end depending on activity of the players.

*awaits the rant from Cosmic*