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[Feature]: Protect GM view of a Campaign File.

Open FullBleed opened this issue 2 months ago • 0 comments

Describe the Problem

Occasionally, we get users (GMs) that can't host a game. So they have to share the campaign file with a PLAYER who will start a server that the GM will log into (as a GM). The downside of this is that the PLAYER gets access to the campaign file and can snoop around or accidentally see stuff before they are designated a PLAYER after starting the server. That is not ideal.

The Solution you'd like

There are a lot of possible ways to handle this, so this FREQ is as much an invitation for options as a suggestion.

This suggestion tries to use existing features (primarily GM Password and Show as Player):

  1. Have a way to preset the GM Password in the campaign file.
  2. If GM Password is set:
  • Lock the view of the campaign into Show as Player. Only allow toggling off with a prompt for the GM Password.
  • In the Start Server dialog, if the correct GM Password is not entered, have the role selection default to Player so that only the user that knows the GM Password can log into the campaign as a GM.

Alternatives that you've considered.

No response

Additional Context

This would double as a kind of "soft" campaign password protection.

FullBleed avatar Oct 23 '25 11:10 FullBleed