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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6161298" data-attributes="member: 58416">I think roleplaying mechanics can be great -when done right.  Obviously, "done right" from my point of view can (and most likely will) vary greatly.  I have some reservations about tying Inspiration to the Advantage mechanic in 5th Edition.  That being said, I don't believe the style of rp mechanics I would personally prefer would fit into 5th Edition very well; I say that because the style of rp mechanics I would prefer seem at odds with the mentality D&D is built upon.  Do I roleplay without mechanics?  Yes, I certainly do.  The character I'm currently playing is Folgers Valdez, an aspiring coffee farmer who got caught up in a plot involving Darkspawn in a Dragon Age game.  However, I still think there can be rp mechanics which work well and which can add to the game; some of the disadvantages I find in GURPS such as honesty and code of honor come to mind.  I like those things because they add something tangible to the character of my character.  They don't prevent me from taking an action during the game; that is to say having those disadvantages don't completely prevent me from acting against character, but they do make it more difficult during times when I might want to do something such as steal or lie when playing a character who has vowed to be honest and virtuous.  I could see a similar idea working with D&D paladins and helping to prevent a lot of DM/player disagreements, and also helping to prevent situations in which a player does something which grossly violates the group's expectations... it's an extreme example, but I was once in a player in a 4E D&D game where another player in the group was playing a Paladin of Pelor who was pretty clearly chaotic evil.  Such a character could certainly be interesting and have an intriguing story, but, in that particular case, it was just a way for the player of the paladin to gain the powers he wanted to be able to have and use while on a murdering spree.  Though I'll again point out that the mechanics I have in mind don't make it impossible to act against character expectations; that is important because the evolution of a character and turning points which change a character's outlook are things which do happen and I find to be interesting, but they do tend to set a general baseline understanding from which players can have something of a social contract with both the GM and the game and help avoid problems both in-game and out.  All of that being said, I'll again say I have some reservations about Advantage being gained from Inspiration.  I'm optimistic, but cautiously so.  I hope the rp mechanics don't just turn into another way to game the system.</blockquote>

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