Play by Post would work. I'd rather something than nothing. 
Edit: Also, if you'd like to see the set-up on how to make a character, its nice and organized over at Penny-Arcade.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread....t=Dogs+Vineyard
Edit: Also, if you'd like to see the set-up on how to make a character, its nice and organized over at Penny-Arcade.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread....t=Dogs+Vineyard
QUOTE (Moriana @ Jul 26 2010, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you're still planning to run a play-by-post game, I'd love to sign up. I've never played Dogs in the Vineyard before, but I've read some play-by-post games on other forums and I'm really drawn to the world and system. I have some ideas for a character already, so I'd enjoy the opportunity to put them into play.
So, let me know if you're still interested in a game, and I can post a character sheet like Othero's already done.
So, let me know if you're still interested in a game, and I can post a character sheet like Othero's already done.
Oh! Yes! Please do. You'll make 3, and that's the perfect number. I was just about to give up.
I guess I'll go ahead and throw this up here now instead of waiting. There are a few additional rules that differ from standard Dogs in the Vineyard (which anyone who hasn't played will get introduced to fairly painlessly once we get going).
First, the Escalation Track.
In standard DitV, Escalation in a conflict goes: Talking > Physical > Fighting > Shooting.
For our purposes it will be: Talking > Physical > Violence > Murder
It may not seem like much, but there is a definite difference. In standard Dogs, Shooting is just that--shooting your gun. Nothing else deals d10 Fallout. So even if you hit someone in the head with a sledgehammer, its the same as punching them in the jaw.
With this different Escalation track, Violence represents when you're just attempting to hurt or incapacitate, regardless of how, and Murder is when you are actively attempting to kill someone. So you could shoot someone in the leg and it would count as Violence and deal d8 Fallout, or you could attempt to stab someone in the chest and deal d10.
Second, Escalate to Block/Dodge
In Standard Dogs, you can Escalate to add more dice. In this variant, not only does it add more dice but it also serves to block the attack, so long as you are Escalating to a level higher than your opponent. So if they're attempting to Push you (Physical), you can Escalate to Violence and punch him, which would See his Raise without needing any dice.
Third, Escalation as a means to enter a conflict.
In Standard Dogs, once a Conflict is started no one can enter. In this variant, whenever the conflict is Escalated, other people can join in. If you join into a conflict late, you don't have access to the dice rolled for the lower levels of the conflict.
So, if a conflict went through everything all the way up to Murder, which is when you decided to jump in, you'd only get the dice for Murder, and not be able to later gain the others in that conflict.
Fourth, Group Conflict
When a group of Dogs are facing a group of NPCs, the NPCs can re-use their dice during a round of Seeing as many times as there are NPCs.
So, for example.
3 Dogs vs 1 NPC. Dog1 raises for 10, and the NPC Sees with a 4 and a 6, for 10. Dog2 then raises for 8. The NPC would need to put forward 2 new dice to See.
3 Dogs vs 2 NPCs. Dog1 raises for 10, and the NPC Sees with a 4 and a 6, for 10. Dog2 ten raises for 8. The NPCs could re-use his See to block Dog2's Raise. Dog3 then Raises for 8, and the NPC would need to use new dice to See it.
This allows the NPCs to put up a slightly better fight, as otherwise a group of Dogs can tear through anything in 1 or 2 rounds.
And, lastly, Bonds.
Bonds are a kind of Trait, except that you get them in every conflict, so long as the Bond remains true.
There are 3 different kinds of Bonds.
Bonds of Tradition- You never cut your hair, you don't eat pork, things like that.
Bonds of Conscience- You never harm women, You never lie, things like that.
Bonds of Nightmare- You need to drink blood once a day, You keep your heart in a jar, unnatural stuff like that.
On top of the trait dice you assign a Bond, if the Bond is supernatural (perhaps a Bond of Tradition that involves ritual magic) it gets an additional 1d4 (like a gun). And any Nightmare Bond automatically gets an additional 2d4.
Only a character with a Complicated History can take a Bond to start with. And Nightmare Bonds are probably better not to take (at least at character creation), but they could reasonably be gained later, and they're really more there for the bad guys.
If all that seems overwhelming, don't worry, it'll all be explained in play and none of it is going to show up all at one right in the beginning just to screw with you.
First, the Escalation Track.
In standard DitV, Escalation in a conflict goes: Talking > Physical > Fighting > Shooting.
For our purposes it will be: Talking > Physical > Violence > Murder
It may not seem like much, but there is a definite difference. In standard Dogs, Shooting is just that--shooting your gun. Nothing else deals d10 Fallout. So even if you hit someone in the head with a sledgehammer, its the same as punching them in the jaw.
With this different Escalation track, Violence represents when you're just attempting to hurt or incapacitate, regardless of how, and Murder is when you are actively attempting to kill someone. So you could shoot someone in the leg and it would count as Violence and deal d8 Fallout, or you could attempt to stab someone in the chest and deal d10.
Second, Escalate to Block/Dodge
In Standard Dogs, you can Escalate to add more dice. In this variant, not only does it add more dice but it also serves to block the attack, so long as you are Escalating to a level higher than your opponent. So if they're attempting to Push you (Physical), you can Escalate to Violence and punch him, which would See his Raise without needing any dice.
Third, Escalation as a means to enter a conflict.
In Standard Dogs, once a Conflict is started no one can enter. In this variant, whenever the conflict is Escalated, other people can join in. If you join into a conflict late, you don't have access to the dice rolled for the lower levels of the conflict.
So, if a conflict went through everything all the way up to Murder, which is when you decided to jump in, you'd only get the dice for Murder, and not be able to later gain the others in that conflict.
Fourth, Group Conflict
When a group of Dogs are facing a group of NPCs, the NPCs can re-use their dice during a round of Seeing as many times as there are NPCs.
So, for example.
3 Dogs vs 1 NPC. Dog1 raises for 10, and the NPC Sees with a 4 and a 6, for 10. Dog2 then raises for 8. The NPC would need to put forward 2 new dice to See.
3 Dogs vs 2 NPCs. Dog1 raises for 10, and the NPC Sees with a 4 and a 6, for 10. Dog2 ten raises for 8. The NPCs could re-use his See to block Dog2's Raise. Dog3 then Raises for 8, and the NPC would need to use new dice to See it.
This allows the NPCs to put up a slightly better fight, as otherwise a group of Dogs can tear through anything in 1 or 2 rounds.
And, lastly, Bonds.
Bonds are a kind of Trait, except that you get them in every conflict, so long as the Bond remains true.
There are 3 different kinds of Bonds.
Bonds of Tradition- You never cut your hair, you don't eat pork, things like that.
Bonds of Conscience- You never harm women, You never lie, things like that.
Bonds of Nightmare- You need to drink blood once a day, You keep your heart in a jar, unnatural stuff like that.
On top of the trait dice you assign a Bond, if the Bond is supernatural (perhaps a Bond of Tradition that involves ritual magic) it gets an additional 1d4 (like a gun). And any Nightmare Bond automatically gets an additional 2d4.
Only a character with a Complicated History can take a Bond to start with. And Nightmare Bonds are probably better not to take (at least at character creation), but they could reasonably be gained later, and they're really more there for the bad guys.
If all that seems overwhelming, don't worry, it'll all be explained in play and none of it is going to show up all at one right in the beginning just to screw with you.
