as it's been pointed out, automatic game quests are game mechanics you don't rescue that same frickin' elf from getting nabbed every week

as it's been pointed out, automatic game quests are game mechanics you don't rescue that same frickin' elf from getting nabbed every week:
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Posted by Graham on May 19, 2000 at 08:56:46:

In Reply to: Simply cant agree (text) posted by Niblaznacker on May 18, 2000 at 14:52:58:

> There is no role-playing reason for an evil to EVER complete the quest. If you do so you are simply using OOC knowledge to get a specific item that violates your character's role in Thera
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> You kill some goody good with boots, notice they dont work for you - threaten to kill goody good again unless he tells you how he got them. Knowing they are nice boots (ask someone or id them or whatever) you decide to help weakling elf, get the boots and slay the elf and princess after.
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> If you find out what the boots do IC in the game (and thats how I found out as an evil char I might add) - and find out how someone else got them, why on earth wouldnt you try and get them the same way?
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> btw Im not one thats been anathemad or likely to be because of the boots. I think its ok to anathema because of them, but I do believe there are rp was to get them.

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Comments:	> > There is no role-playing reason for an evil to EVER complete the quest. If you do so you are simply using OOC knowledge to get a specific item that violates your character's role in Thera > > > > You kill some goody good with boots, notice they dont work for you - threaten to kill goody good again unless he tells you how he got them. Knowing they are nice boots (ask someone or id them or whatever) you decide to help weakling elf, get the boots and slay the elf and princess after. > > > > If you find out what the boots do IC in the game (and thats how I found out as an evil char I might add) - and find out how someone else got them, why on earth wouldnt you try and get them the same way? > > > > btw Im not one thats been anathemad or likely to be because of the boots. I think its ok to anathema because of them, but I do believe there are rp was to get them.

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