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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mordane76" data-source="post: 1331965" data-attributes="member: 7172">It's normal to feel a bit of personal pride in your game, especially when others left it for greener pastures that weren't really greener (from what you've told us).  As long as it stays with just you, and now obviously the electronically anonymous people of ENWorld, I think you're fine.  If it becomes a big deal out in real life, or turns into name-calling or lording-it-over the others, then it's going too far.The people who originally left your game probably did leave your game because of this other GM, but not because they didn't like you -- they probably honestly just didn't like d20, and since you said you had run Exalted (which is very similar in mechanics, and partially in feel, to Mage) they went with someone who was offering what they thought would be a fun time in a system they liked.Now, the matter about this other GM ripping off your "idea," and then making a stink about the superiority of Mage to d20 Modern, and the bit about which system stole from which ... this is getting into the realms of petty bickering.  Just let sleeping dogs lie.  You ran a kickin' game, your players had fun -- where the ideas came from and what shaped dice you used to execute the idea aren't important.  Keep up the good work, and don't sweat the "competition" angle; if you don't pay it any attention, and rise above it, it will iron itself out.</blockquote>