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<blockquote data-quote="Slife" data-source="post: 3672780" data-attributes="member: 16347">Nethack is mostly single player.&nbsp; There's no DM involved, except for an extremely talented dev team.&nbsp; (which puts up a new version every now and then, taking into account player input.&nbsp; Of course, the game is open source, so anyone can mod it if they like. )All the contingencies and special cases programmed in, however, create an illusion of there being a GM.&nbsp; As an example (and something that would probably come up in a game of DnD), the nethack version of the cockatrice is a relatively small chicken-like creature that petrifies by touch.&nbsp; It is entirely possible to kill one with ranged attacks or spells, or by wearing armor that covers the entire body.&nbsp; After killing it, you can pick up the corpse and use it as a weapon, turning enemies into stone (as long as you're wearing gloves, at least.&nbsp; If you aren't, too bad for you.)&nbsp; If you fall down a pit, or stairs, though, you can die from having it land on you.The game also keeps track of entirely optional codes of conduct, but doesn't force you to keep to them.&nbsp; Want to be a vegetarian pacifist?&nbsp; It's possible, but extremely difficult.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slife, post: 3672780, member: 16347"] Nethack is mostly single player. There's no DM involved, except for an extremely talented dev team. (which puts up a new version every now and then, taking into account player input. Of course, the game is open source, so anyone can mod it if they like. ) All the contingencies and special cases programmed in, however, create an illusion of there being a GM. As an example (and something that would probably come up in a game of DnD), the nethack version of the cockatrice is a relatively small chicken-like creature that petrifies by touch. It is entirely possible to kill one with ranged attacks or spells, or by wearing armor that covers the entire body. After killing it, you can pick up the corpse and use it as a weapon, turning enemies into stone (as long as you're wearing gloves, at least. If you aren't, too bad for you.) If you fall down a pit, or stairs, though, you can die from having it land on you. The game also keeps track of entirely optional codes of conduct, but doesn't force you to keep to them. Want to be a vegetarian pacifist? It's possible, but extremely difficult. [/QUOTE]

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