Do most players leave their characters in the game when the game ends or when they're not playing anymore? I've been a player for many years with only minimal GM experience and that was tabletop, don't know if I'll ever cross the GM threshold again. I have studied as a writer and have always viewed my PC's as my property. Now, maybe I need to share more but It's my ideas and it's a lot of time I've put into to coming up with storylines, creating the sheet online, a pic converted to a token. I don't feel like that I'm a genius or master creator with PC's, and I view other player's characters in the same way. I know that I may feel more territorial than many others and this is probably not the place to ask for an informal poll, but I think the player should always been given the freedom to choose to leave that PC behind or not, if they created it. I understand that the PC stays in the players vault so it's not truly lost. I can also appreciate that utility of that character being available to continue with the game.