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01-30-2001, 12:59 AM

I also tend to play the goodie-goodie. I don't kill NPC's unless attacked (usually). I didn't like attacking Scabban at first becuase he wouldn't make the first move. He was just obviously crazy and wanted to dominate the world if left to his own devices. Ok, enough justification to off him.

I don't like the fact that the game is set up so that you must take the Mavin Oath. If you don't want players attacking NPC's then don't make this an option. Don't let a player target an NPC (ie. the horse). Or, have dire consequences.

If you off the Great Oakenmire, then every Druid, Ranger, Elf, Faerie, Dragon, & every other woodland creature will be hunting you down to extract vengence. Create consequences to actions. However, if you do that, you must also program several different options for completing the tasks. If a player wanted to play a truly evil character, then you should be able to off everyone without ever talking & still get all the items you need to complete the game.

Finally, I firmly believe that there are many people in this world that would gladly accept an oath and then turn around and betray that oath or push the limits when it came to personal gain. Not everyone! But there are those people.

Also, I tend to completely separate RPG & fantasy items from reality. I don't believe in real magic & personally, if faced with the choice, I would try to find some other way than to take a poorly defined and potentially damning Oath.

I took a lot of heat from my religious family when I took up D&D so many years ago. However, I did not grow up to be a demon worshipper (no offense if there are any out there) and I don't think real life should emulate a RPG.

I must admit to slaying a poor toad villager from behind when he wouldn't move and I couldn't find any other way around him. But that doesn't mean that I would do such an action in real life.

Sometimes, a game is just a game. And sometimes, people try things in a RPG, just to see if they can. I wonder what that says about the writers and programmers. After all, if they didn't provide for that sort of action, the game either wouldn't allow it, or the game would have yet another bug that causes a freeze or crash.

Sorry, stepping off the soap box now...

01-30-2001, 12:59 AM	#8
GrimReaper Guest Posts: n/a	I also tend to play the goodie-goodie. I don't kill NPC's unless attacked (usually). I didn't like attacking Scabban at first becuase he wouldn't make the first move. He was just obviously crazy and wanted to dominate the world if left to his own devices. Ok, enough justification to off him. I don't like the fact that the game is set up so that you must take the Mavin Oath. If you don't want players attacking NPC's then don't make this an option. Don't let a player target an NPC (ie. the horse). Or, have dire consequences. If you off the Great Oakenmire, then every Druid, Ranger, Elf, Faerie, Dragon, & every other woodland creature will be hunting you down to extract vengence. Create consequences to actions. However, if you do that, you must also program several different options for completing the tasks. If a player wanted to play a truly evil character, then you should be able to off everyone without ever talking & still get all the items you need to complete the game. Finally, I firmly believe that there are many people in this world that would gladly accept an oath and then turn around and betray that oath or push the limits when it came to personal gain. Not everyone! But there are those people. Also, I tend to completely separate RPG & fantasy items from reality. I don't believe in real magic & personally, if faced with the choice, I would try to find some other way than to take a poorly defined and potentially damning Oath. I took a lot of heat from my religious family when I took up D&D so many years ago. However, I did not grow up to be a demon worshipper (no offense if there are any out there) and I don't think real life should emulate a RPG. I must admit to slaying a poor toad villager from behind when he wouldn't move and I couldn't find any other way around him. But that doesn't mean that I would do such an action in real life. Sometimes, a game is just a game. And sometimes, people try things in a RPG, just to see if they can. I wonder what that says about the writers and programmers. After all, if they didn't provide for that sort of action, the game either wouldn't allow it, or the game would have yet another bug that causes a freeze or crash. Sorry, stepping off the soap box now...