<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=114054.msg5009676#msg5009676">Quote from: EvilBeast on 01-08-2011, 22:44:16</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Ok, I am thoroughly lost. <br/><br/>If this is the norm for a freeform game, then perhaps I am not suited for it. Is there  a "DM"? Are we all making up our own stories? Because it is very hard to follow at this point. <br/><br/>I've been playing RPG's since '83 and PbP for 5 and I'm feeling like a total neophyte right now.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Hehe, I guess this must be a little disorienting then! In a freeform game, there's generally a GM (Game manager/master/mistress) who guides things along, providing the setting, and the players figure out the story together. So, we're pirates about to plunder a merchant ship and pillage the governor's daughter on board. Make a pirate character, and describe what he's doing on board and how he reacts when they finally launch the attack and get ready for battle. They've just passed a bunch of other ships, to a couple of pirates' bewilderment, and feel free to make up interesting details yourself that don't clash with the story or setting. Post any suggestions you have in here.<br/><br/>I know ones first group game can be rather confusing, and you're not the only newcomer to them taking part, so feel free to ask what's going on, and go with the flow. How does that sound?