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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4798183" data-attributes="member: 54846">I can see three possible ones:1) True Chaos. The &quot;I go with my gut instinct&quot; or &quot;I do stuff at random&quot;. See: Crazy bugger. Maybe today they're sweet, maybe tomorrow they're a real ass. 2) Opportunistic. The character is concerned only for his well being. When they see something that can benefit them, they take it - that might be robbing a drunken noble, purely because he's in the wrong place at the wrong time. And when something doesn't benefit them personally, they're not for it. It might be, &quot;Hey, this is the perfect time to flee; you guys are fighting the monster, I can get away just fine.&quot; Another example of the above: Someone with no morals whatsoever. &quot;So, the orphanage is being ransacked by cultists who are going to sacrifice them to Demogorgon.&quot; &quot;Yes?&quot; &quot;What're you paying me to stop them?&quot; 3) Someone who's not Evil, but who doesn't balk at evil. The &quot;ends justify the means&quot; type. They'll negotiate/form alliances with LE or NE types. They could be a necromancer (who uses undead, which are evil, to do good things). The &quot;Good? Evil? I'm the guy with the gun&quot; type.So, what's up with Rolemaster? I understand reading all the funny charts. But having to roll versus six or seven different charts to resolve one action really, really loses me. Where's the attraction, considering the amount of time it takes?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4798183, member: 54846"] I can see three possible ones: 1) True Chaos. The "I go with my gut instinct" or "I do stuff at random". See: Crazy bugger. Maybe today they're sweet, maybe tomorrow they're a real ass. 2) Opportunistic. The character is concerned only for his well being. When they see something that can benefit them, they take it - that might be robbing a drunken noble, purely because he's in the wrong place at the wrong time. And when something doesn't benefit them personally, they're not for it. It might be, "Hey, this is the perfect time to flee; you guys are fighting the monster, I can get away just fine." Another example of the above: Someone with no morals whatsoever. "So, the orphanage is being ransacked by cultists who are going to sacrifice them to Demogorgon." "Yes?" "What're you paying me to stop them?" 3) Someone who's not Evil, but who doesn't balk at evil. The "ends justify the means" type. They'll negotiate/form alliances with LE or NE types. They could be a necromancer (who uses undead, which are evil, to do good things). The "Good? Evil? I'm the guy with the gun" type. So, what's up with Rolemaster? I understand reading all the funny charts. But having to roll versus six or seven different charts to resolve one action really, really loses me. Where's the attraction, considering the amount of [i]time[/i] it takes? [/QUOTE]

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