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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 4284175" data-attributes="member: 41555">moral dilemmasAre always going exist. You could play a party of unaligned chracters and still have them arguing over what is the "Right" thing to do. Or even evil characters will have things they are not prepared to do.Roleplaying: doesn't need mechanics to roleplay, needs mechanics to determine what is and what isn't out of the question. If your speechs are impressive, DM might impose circumstance bonuses, but should not be huge, otherwise the game becomes Who Is The Best Actor. On the other side of the coin, a player whose character is diplomatic may themselves get a bit tongue tied or inarticulate when speaking in character: using mechanics prevents such a player from being badly penalized.balance: important, at least in the sence that each player should have equal "say" in the adventure. When one player takes 20 min to play out his turn and another takes 1 min, resentments may appear.complexity: thats what Ilike least about 4th ed, the simplification of many monsters, still, if the monster is able to do cool things, it matters less that they cannot do a wide range of such things.</blockquote>