Comment by mog_dev

4 days ago

I imagine for people like me who do not have anyone nearby willing to play D&D

Right, but why not play BG3? You know that an LLM is not going to provide any meaningful narrative, or craft a thought provoking story.

  • > You know that an LLM is not going to provide any meaningful narrative, or craft a thought provoking story

    The title of the paper is "Exploring the POTENTIAL of LLM-based agents..." Right now, yeah, just play BG3. But the context of the discussion is its potential, which is certainly worth discussing imo.

I've been in a weekly D&D game for over a decade. I don't keep playing it because of the game of D&D (certainly not, I could rant for a long time about the game's myriad shortcomings across many editions). I play it because of the friends I play it with, because of the social connection that exists in and around the game.

To play a tabletop RPG without that isn't the same thing, and to play with LLM is bankrupt of meaning. You'd be better off picking up one of those old-school choose your own adventure books or a video game like BG3. At least those were written by someone with intent, at least there's meaning in the story and setting. Or, finding an online group.

  • People play games for a variety of reasons. While you enjoy the social aspect, others may find that to be the worst aspect of the game (or just don't have a social circle).

    I grew up playing D&D alone in my room using LEGO. It was great and I still have some of the sets I built as dungeons and monsters that I built from reference pictures in the Monster Manual.

    Video games are different from solo role playing. It's like trying to substitute shooting hoops in the driveway with NBA '24.

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