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HoloDust on 26 June 2019
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JEMC said:
HoloDust said:

Well, not really - video game RPGs, especially modern, are pretty bad at translating morality/alignment systems of pen&paper RPGs. Playing in an alignment of the character you've created is actual point, that really dictates (if you're role playing as you should) how you will react to many situations.

As for 2077, I'm not sure is this is good or bad, I never played any p&p version of Cyberpunk, though friend of mine from university talked extensively about it back in days.

I was obviously talking about how those systems are used in videogames. I've never played a pen&paper RPG.

In any case, we'll see what will CDP Red comes up with, and if it works or not.

Yeah, I was aware you're talking about VG RPGs. I just tried to explain what the real purpose behind moral/aligment system is. As with lot of other things, VG RPGs suffer quite a bit when converting P&P RPG mechanisms, and lot of it all boils down to lack of Dungeon Master.

That's why, as much as I love VG RPGs, I'm always painfully aware how much of a simplified experience they are compared to P&P, hence why I hope to live long enough to one day play a proper VG RPG that will pack AI Dungeon Master able to change things on fly and improvise, just like real DM.