Hi,
Now that is has been brought up I am curious to what players think about
players running positions under such pseudonym. Do you mind?
Do I mind?
YES!!!
Before I get carried away though, let me state that I have no objection
to someone openly playing two positions with the consent of all others
involved AND with the knowledge of the GM. But...
Playing additional positions in any game in a situation where you are
not only trying to deceive other players but also the GM, is just *not
on*. To put it bluntly it is cheating.
what action should we take should we think that something like that is
happening?
Give an official warning and a requirement that the pseuonym position be
dropped immediately. Any repeat and I'd kick them out.
Proof is a difficult one, but believe me, GM's usually have a pretty
good idea when this sort of thing is going on. The point about hotmail
etc emails has been made. As a GM myself I do not allow players in a
game unless I am certain they actually exist, merely providing an
anonymous email address is not good enough. In some circumstances where
there is some doubt, it is often best to ask the relevant player to ring
you.
To summarise... playing a position uunder a psudonym without the
knowledge and consent of the GM is cheating.
Colin.