Interest in playing by chat? Almost like an Interactive Novel.

Hey there everyone! I was just wondering if there was any interest here at roll20 in a game concept that is played 100% in chat. No mics or cameras. This means you type up the actions of your character and try to stay in character as much as possible. Out of character questions and rolls will be fine but should be limited to not flood out the role play.  This idea would be for those who love to write and create stories. If there is interest in something like this, I plan to make a game that features a system I devised that works well with written role play. The system is similar to "The Window" in that it does not have health points or experience. If you would like to know more about the system, please visit this link; DNA system. I also have a world and a setting I'd like to use. Its a raw world that's open to many possibilities. More will be discussed on that, but first I need to return to the topic and find out who would be interested in playing by chat? Please let me know and I'll start working on some maps and getting a game started.

I had a similar concept, but it also combined normal sessions with this in between. 

So you would host live games and then have chat role play in between them? I was hoping this would be a table that would remain open all the time and would allow people to rp even when I wasn't there. Then when I came on I could simulate a random encounter or run a quick quest. With the ease of the system, it would be nice to have players act as GM from time to time.

What you are describing is what I call play by post. The players post their actions when they get a chance then you can come in whenever and post the results. That type of game runs 24/7 at the speed of the posters. Am I understanding you correctly or are you talking about a schedule game that everyone gets together and you hold the game but it is in text only? I've run both type of games and still running the pbp game right now. There is interest in those types of games but it depends on the setting more then the system.

I understand what you're talking about metro, but I tend do that style of play on forums. This would be a more live setting. It's like youre talking about but with everyone on. More players would be needed and random encounters would take place more often. For example, I log in and a couple of people are role playing in the tavern. I'll run those online through a small encounter and if others log on they can partipate. There would be days for scheduled plot important play as well. 

Ok. A live text based game. Those are cool. I had a game that I ran like that.  My players and I used skype just to chatter and ooc but all game was in text.

Exactly. I'm slowly working on the game and I'll post the info in the lfg forum when its up. You should check it out and make you a character!

Pretty much the same thing. I've been doing it since 1997, started in yahoo chat. There's currently communities in IRC and a huge community in LotRO. It could work well here if there are enough people to play. There wouldn't be a need for a GM for the basic role play, which would take place in a tavern, city, or other generic environments.

Hey Corey, I would be interested in playing!  This type of game sounds like fun.

Awesome. I'll keep in touch with you when I get closer to releasing it.