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Replacing Alignment with Character Arcs and Values
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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9022419" data-attributes="member: 6684958"><p>As written this would not 'fix' much</p><p></p><p>All the Arcs are way to vague. Just like alignment a player can just pick one and then do whatever they want on a whim and then turn ans say I did my arc! And if the DM disagrees, you go right back to the alignment argument.</p><p></p><p>A player can just cherry pick the easy ones. A player can just pick "knowledge" or "power" as they are easy. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how long the progress is....but it feels too long. Few players will want to be forced to act one way in every game with the hope of someday getting a bonus.</p><p></p><p>The elvaulation fail. This is the classic, the player does 99 good things, but the DM will say "oh, but one bad" no bonus for you.</p><p></p><p>And on top of that the bonuses are weak and poorly matched. If I pick "power" for personal power, I don't want a strength bonus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9022419, member: 6684958"] As written this would not 'fix' much All the Arcs are way to vague. Just like alignment a player can just pick one and then do whatever they want on a whim and then turn ans say I did my arc! And if the DM disagrees, you go right back to the alignment argument. A player can just cherry pick the easy ones. A player can just pick "knowledge" or "power" as they are easy. I'm not sure how long the progress is....but it feels too long. Few players will want to be forced to act one way in every game with the hope of someday getting a bonus. The elvaulation fail. This is the classic, the player does 99 good things, but the DM will say "oh, but one bad" no bonus for you. And on top of that the bonuses are weak and poorly matched. If I pick "power" for personal power, I don't want a strength bonus. [/QUOTE]
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