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Are AI a good substitute for D&D? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by ThatDamnFinnishGuy@sopuli.xyz to c/rpg@lemmy.ml

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I'll start with a little bit of background. I moved to a different country just about two years ago and I have been slowly working on the language. I haven't had many close friends who share similar interests with me. I also don't care for the online games. Those reasons combined I haven't played d&d in just about those two years.

Someone suggested ChatGPT to me for an unrelated reason. I was impressed and then I was suggested to try a text adventure with it. And to put it lightly I was a little bit blown away. I'll admit, I even dropped a 20 to use the GPT-4. At this point, I think I have a mild addiction, as I've been spending a lot of my free time continuing our adventure.

But back to my original question. Have I just been this starved of role playing games that I think this is amazing? Or is it actually this good? What's your opinion on these AI when it comes to RPGs?

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[–] GolGolarion@pathfinder.social 5 points 1 year ago

You get to throw dice w/ a D&D ruleset, but it's skyrim radiant quests forever. It's just not the same IMO.

[–] Sovem@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I will speak to my experiences with it.

I love solo roleplaying; I've been doing it for years. I was super excited with the advent of Dungeon AI, ChatGPT, NovelAI, and others. I have tried them all extensively. What I have found is that they are great sounding boards for generating ideas, descriptions, and even, sometimes, dialog.

However, AI is not quite ready to replace a DM. I've found that the stories it produces are very flat and repetitive. What's more, they become very predictable once you realize that they act a bit like lucid dreams--it's very easy to influence the story, even accidentally, by what you say.

Used in conjunction with a solo oracle, like Mythic GME, it can be a great asset.

[–] Atarian@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are plenty of solo resources available. All you need is an oracle and your imagination. You don't need ChatGPT.

[–] Atarian@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Try Cairn or white Box with OSR Solo.

You'll thank me.

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