Obojima · Play-by-Post Handout

The Tall Grass
Posting Guide

Our tale travels by post, the way a letter wanders across the island in a spirit's satchel. It arrives a little at a time, and it always arrives. These few habits keep the story moving and the table cozy.

One big post a day, little posts anytime

One main post per player per day. That's your character's turn in the scene. Minor posts are always allowed and encouraged: a quick reply, a shared joke, a sip of tea by the fire.

Post by your own lantern

Post whenever it suits you during your daily window. Gather everything your character does into one tidy scene, like a single page of the storybook.

Tidy up, don't double up

Forgot something? Edit your post or add an (OOC) note. Please don't send a second main post.

Clear footsteps

Say plainly what your character does so everyone can follow the trail. Write in third person (Pip walks into the teahouse) and aim for 2 to 3 paragraphs.

Let voices ring out

Make dialogue easy to tell apart from action, and start with <Your character> so everyone knows who's speaking, even with lots of NPCs around.

Just a pinch of formatting

Use formatting for clarity, not decoration. Like salt in the broth: enough to help, never so much you taste nothing else.

A post that does it all
<Name> at the start *Action* in italics “Dialogue” in quotes (OOC) in parentheses 🎲 Rolls as a link
Pip Marrowby Nakudama potion-brewer · example character

<Pip>

Pip hops onto the ferry rail and squints at the fog curling off the water, one webbed hand pressed to the satchel of half-finished potions.

“Does anyone else hear singing? That's… not the wind, right? Grandmother's almanac had a whole page about this.”

Pip leans out over the water and listens hard for where the song is coming from.

🎲 Perception 14

(OOC: happy to wait for Kel's post before we dock!)

Rolling dice

Rolls live in the #rolls channel, and your story post links to them, like a pressed leaf tucked between the pages.

  1. Roll in Roll20, share in #rolls

    Roll in Roll20, crop a screenshot of the result, and post it in #rolls with who's rolling and what for.

    Pip, Perception

  2. Copy the roll's link

    Desktop: right-click the roll, then Copy Message Link.
    Mobile: long-press, then Share, then Copy Link.

  3. Tuck it into your post

    Paste it as a tidy link:

    [🎲 Perception 14](link)

Posted before you rolled? Roll afterward and edit the link into your post.

Golden Rule
If it pushes the story forward, it belongs. If it slows the table down, condense it.

Think of a good walk through the tall grass. Keep moving, stop to admire the view, but don't pitch your tent in the middle of the path.