firstly may i state that i know someone who plays this game under a pseudonym
and that the following is at best extremely unclear,certianly offensive to the person in question
and his/her friends.I personally feel that an apology is in order!
i will try to explian calmly,not always a particular skill of mine.
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!!!
this is fine its apersonal opinion.
frankly i see nothing wrong with people playing under a different name particularly if they played under their real name,
and they have e-mail they could be bombarded.Secondly it would be alot less hassle for them to play under a different name.
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...
fine this is getting of the piont but i would agree(shock horror)
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.
thi seems fine as well,playing two positons with different names is
clearly not in accordance with at least the spirit of rules.
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.
sorry complete and utter rubbish.playing under a pseudonym is not against any rule i know of and if someone
wishes NOT to play under their real name it in my opinion is thier right too do so!!!
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.
if the person does not wish to reveal his real name what right have you to make him.
if i wish to play in a game as john doe what harm is it!!
none at all
this is a game and is played for enjoyment,
it is NOT 20 questions.
To summarise... playing a position uunder a psudonym without the
knowledge and consent of the GM is cheating.
This final statement is just totally offensive
if a person does not wish to give his/her correct second name as it would "identify" them
that is fine by me and everyone i know!
Basically if someone has political views right of attilla the hun that is also fine,
but i would strongly suggest you keep these views to yourself,as they are likely to offend.
If (and being charitable i hope it is)this e-mail is about players playing two positons one under their real name
and one under a pseudonym,i would (and i am fairly sure most people )would agree that this is wrong and
should be discouraged.However if people do not wish to be associated with their family name and play under
a pseudonym,THAT is fine,in no way is that cheating and i would be damned to be in game where they need to
tell the gm their real name,this is not a police or nanny state.
mike
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From: ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>