Almost. The game's creator must have a subscription in order to allow exporting into their game. The players may be at any level of user. All subscribers may export to any game provided Vault Access is turned on. In this case, I do not believe the creator needs a subscription, they just need to give permission. Selected Marketplace modules allow Character Vault exporting as well, regardless of anyone's subscription level. More info . Addendum: Anyone can make a character from scratch in their own game. In someone else's game, unless you have GM privileges, the GM must create a character for you, which you may then fill out however you wish.