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?
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.