I have a question regarding an rMail I received from an x-player who asked to leave my game. In the rMail the x-player said by posting as their character I was committing an illegal act.
I know I am not an expert GM and all but I was shocked by the animosity of the player, they requested a few weeks ago to leave my game I attempt to change the players mind, but they wanted to leave. So I did as asked.
They left their character in a scene, one I felt needed some closure so after doing some research I found a notice under Player FAQs, the second to last drop down stated:
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“I don’t want anyone else to use my character after I leave a game.”
RPoL considers everything submitted to a game -- including character concepts -- to be part of that game to do with as the GM sees fit. RPoL moderators will not remove characters from games, nor prohibit GMs from using characters that were submitted to their games regardless of whether the original player is still a member of the game.
Players who are very concerned that their character might see continued use if they leave a game should address that eventuality with the GM up front, before submitting a character concept; that is, if this is a concern to to a player then they should agree with the GM what happens if they quit before they submit a character. (Note, however, this agreement is still between player and GM, and will not be enforced by RPoL Moderators. That said, most GMs are the decent sort and if they know your conditions up front, they can at least let you know how that would work in their game.)
If that still leaves a player feeling unsatisfied with their control over their character concept, we advise that they refrain from using that character in any game they do not personally run.
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I truly do not want to get in trouble with RPoL or any legal entities. I wasn’t going to do more then just write the character out of the scene in a more fitting manner.
I guess I just wasn’t sure if I really was breaking a rule - this is what they said:
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What you are doing is theft of my intellectual property and it's really, really offensive, also illegal, and against the site rules (which state that we continue to own our IPs).
I wasn’t trying to steal their IP, just end the scene and move the character out of the game.
I’d love some feed back as I really don’t want to get kicked off RPoL - this game I run means a lot to me and I am worried.