So, I have an awesome story, and I wanna change it from RP, to novel.

[PenBlade1326]

A couple of years ago, I had a role play on here that lasted about 2 and a half months, and it was one of the best RPs I had ever done. It was the first one I created here that actually had some success, and I really enjoyed it, and the 5 other players involved made it even better.


And now, I'm older, smarter, and still think about a RP I did in late 2014 that lasted 2 and a half months. It's a good story, with a lot of fun and detail. Thought it's dead, I tried re doing it...no success. But now, I'm in a phases where I'd like to turn that RP into a novel, with new characters, names, etc. My question is, would it be ethical to make a RP I created into a book, while changing names, descriptions, and minor personalities of characters? Or is that plagiarism, and is it wrong? I don't want to break rules or upset anyone, just as RP creator, I don't want my baby to forever die. Thoughts?

 

[Dusky]

Using the same characters, whether you change name and minor personalities or not, would be taking someone else's intellectual property. It'd be a massive legal headache.

 

[JokerValentine]

I think as long as you have no initiative to profit from it, you are fine.

 

[ProRPer]

Hmm, well, if you want to use characters from the actual RP, PM those RPers. If you're going to use different characters and stuff, then no, it's not plagiarizing. It's YOUR RP, so I don't see the problem. It's just like converting a novel to an RP if you use different characters. Hope this helped.