Discussion Groups
Honor's Hand is classified as a PBEM (play by email), however it is arguably more correct to call it a play by discussion group for that is where the majority of game takes place.
Access
To access the discussion group: select "Game Connect" from the players area or "View The Game" from the game area for read only access to the discussion groups.
Posting
The posts to the discussion group should be organised into threads, where each thread is one round*. Each post in the thread should be considered a characters turn for that round.
If a character is making multiple turns on one round, then there should be multiple posts, however the descriptions should include how the character is managing to act so fast. The usual penalties (as described in Mage Revised) for multiple actions also apply.
If a character is involved in an action that lasts several rounds then there should be a post in each thread reminding everyone what the character is doing, for example: "Joe is still assembling the rocket launcher".
* A round is defined as: the actions that the characters make in parallel during a time interval, the duration of which is normally a few minutes. However, for combat the duration is approximately five seconds.
Threads
Each thread (or round) will normally be started by me, where I describe the scene and the results of any actions the characters might have made in the previous round. Each player then replies to my post, describing their characters actions for that round.
From time to time I might reply to a players post, for example: to describe more of the scene or answer a question. In such cases the players waiting for the information should reply to my second post.
A thread is finished when all players have posted their characters actions.