@coriander BG1 really punishes not being a boring good guy which i kind of hate
@Lady "My character doesnt really want to help, but they do want gold and a new sword, so I guess they will help"
@coriander “i would rather not pay through the nose for new supplies and have the guards attack me in every city so i guess i will not murder these nobles even though i really fucking hate them”
@Lady that too, yeah
@Lady Which is also weird considering where that story actually goes, but definitely something the genre has improved on a LOT since then
@coriander like i'm playing a neutral evil character but the self-interested thing to do is just do all the good things because that's what the mechanics are geared towards