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<blockquote data-quote="greymist" data-source="post: 9281046" data-attributes="member: 7113"><p>I agree fully that this ‘theory’ is bizarre, at best. </p><p></p><p>Again, I agree fully.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps because I have been playing this game for a long time (46 years , give or take) and I default to more old school views, I have a lot of difficulty understanding the concept of ‘owning’ a make-believe character that consists of some numbers and scrawls on a sheet of paper. </p><p></p><p>I recall reading about character sheets being torn up by the DM when a character died, but I don’t recall ever seeing that happen. I would find that disrespectful because some players (me) spent way too much time getting their home made sheets to be just right; but more importantly, that character sheet would go into the binder to possibly be used in another game. Maybe even with the same DM, just not in the game where they died. This was typical for my gaming in the late 70’s and 80’s. </p><p></p><p>If a player <em>ghosts</em> my game, I NPC the character until there is a convenient point to remove it from the game. And that might mean the character retires to a farm, or a 10 tonne rock falls on him, or possibly having them become the new BBEG, depends on my needs for the game. </p><p></p><p>If a player advises they are leaving the game I will let them remove their character as they see fit; this has most often been a glorious death. In that case the PC is gone. Unless I need a friendly ghost. </p><p></p><p>If a player wants to play the exact same character in another game while playing it in my game; I don’t care, and unless I was involved in the other game, how would I know? The player would just have to make sure they keep the version of the character in my game consistent. </p><p></p><p>It’s just a make-believe character in a make-believe world, in a game of make-believe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greymist, post: 9281046, member: 7113"] I agree fully that this ‘theory’ is bizarre, at best. Again, I agree fully. Perhaps because I have been playing this game for a long time (46 years , give or take) and I default to more old school views, I have a lot of difficulty understanding the concept of ‘owning’ a make-believe character that consists of some numbers and scrawls on a sheet of paper. I recall reading about character sheets being torn up by the DM when a character died, but I don’t recall ever seeing that happen. I would find that disrespectful because some players (me) spent way too much time getting their home made sheets to be just right; but more importantly, that character sheet would go into the binder to possibly be used in another game. Maybe even with the same DM, just not in the game where they died. This was typical for my gaming in the late 70’s and 80’s. If a player [I]ghosts[/I] my game, I NPC the character until there is a convenient point to remove it from the game. And that might mean the character retires to a farm, or a 10 tonne rock falls on him, or possibly having them become the new BBEG, depends on my needs for the game. If a player advises they are leaving the game I will let them remove their character as they see fit; this has most often been a glorious death. In that case the PC is gone. Unless I need a friendly ghost. If a player wants to play the exact same character in another game while playing it in my game; I don’t care, and unless I was involved in the other game, how would I know? The player would just have to make sure they keep the version of the character in my game consistent. It’s just a make-believe character in a make-believe world, in a game of make-believe. [/QUOTE]
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