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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9853185" data-attributes="member: 177">So, I think I see what you are getting at, but you are keeping it so generic as to make it less clear.Let us take an example that avoids specific rules.&nbsp; Joe is playing a goblin.&nbsp; Moderate intelligence, not the highest Wisdom.&nbsp; He's on a heist in a wizard's tower, trying to acquire the famous, rune-fletched arrow Beanslicer, rumored to be in the wizard's library.They've made their way to the laboratory, just next to the library.&nbsp; In the lab, bolted to a large, heavy workbench, there's a finely crafted box, with a little brass plate on the side, inscribed with the words, &quot;Wish Generator&quot;.&nbsp; On the top of the box is a Big Red Button[sup]TM[/sup].&nbsp; Or alternatively, make it a BigHonkin'[sup]TM[/sup] Diamond on the table, that might have a magical protection on it.What are Joe's thought processes in his decision whether or not to push the button or grab the diamond?Pursuing the nominal goal, Joe would ignore all distractions, and move on to the library.But, there's a heaping stack of possible as yet unstated goals for the goblin, as well as Joe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 9853185, member: 177"] So, I think I see what you are getting at, but you are keeping it so generic as to make it less clear. Let us take an example that avoids specific rules. Joe is playing a goblin. Moderate intelligence, not the highest Wisdom. He's on a heist in a wizard's tower, trying to acquire the famous, rune-fletched arrow Beanslicer, rumored to be in the wizard's library. They've made their way to the laboratory, just next to the library. In the lab, bolted to a large, heavy workbench, there's a finely crafted box, with a little brass plate on the side, inscribed with the words, "Wish Generator". On the top of the box is a Big Red Button[sup]TM[/sup]. Or alternatively, make it a BigHonkin'[sup]TM[/sup] Diamond on the table, that might have a magical protection on it. What are Joe's thought processes in his decision whether or not to push the button or grab the diamond? Pursuing the [I]nominal[/I] goal, Joe would ignore all distractions, and move on to the library. But, there's a heaping stack of possible as yet unstated goals for the goblin, as well as Joe. [/QUOTE]

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