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<blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 6242888" data-attributes="member: 10784">Many employers have you sign an agreement that you won't engage in any activity that would be a conflict of interest with the company - I would think designing your own RPG would be considered conflicting with them by at least some in management.Also, a lot of employment contracts also have clauses that say the employee is not able to work for a competitor for a period of time after leaving employment with (in this case) WotC.&nbsp; They're typically one or two year time frames.&nbsp; That's not just the gaming industry - that's in a lot of industries.&nbsp; I remember when a local TV personality here in CT was hired by a local competitor - he was basically off the air for a year until the time elapsed.&nbsp; (Weren't movie stars in the olden days locked in with one studio?)Covenant not to compete: <a href="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/covenant+not+to+compete" target="_blank">http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/covenant+not+to+compete</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="NewJeffCT, post: 6242888, member: 10784"] Many employers have you sign an agreement that you won't engage in any activity that would be a conflict of interest with the company - I would think designing your own RPG would be considered conflicting with them by at least some in management. Also, a lot of employment contracts also have clauses that say the employee is not able to work for a competitor for a period of time after leaving employment with (in this case) WotC. They're typically one or two year time frames. That's not just the gaming industry - that's in a lot of industries. I remember when a local TV personality here in CT was hired by a local competitor - he was basically off the air for a year until the time elapsed. (Weren't movie stars in the olden days locked in with one studio?) Covenant not to compete: [URL="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/covenant+not+to+compete"]http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/covenant+not+to+compete[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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