Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on May 17, 2000 at 17:21:18:
In Reply to: What the hec are you talking about?? posted by Old Fart on May 17, 2000 at 14:56:47:
> Cheating???? what are you talking about? So the GOOD char has no CLUE that he will get the boots? only the evil ones do? Man I guess if I go with my newbie Char to get an opal ring, then it would be cheating too.
No, actually neither character has a good idea that a magical reward is coming his or her way. However, a good character might consider helping the princess/elf out of kindness, or sympathy. They might help them even if there was a price, instead of a reward. Many of the now-Anathema folk usually phrase something along the lines of "I was only doing it to get the boots", but they don't -know- they are going to get them until the quest is finished. They then post half-assed rants about how IMMs are out to get them, and ruin the Empire. (Despite all of those posts, the Empire seems to be fine.) In reality, it's far more likely that the characters are just willing to sacrifice a little roleplaying for better gear, when they think "no one is looking". Oops.
And if your character had a life-altering change-of-heart after the quest had passed, wouldn't it be in your role? Ah, the beauty of role.