Strauss: How are you going to handle, PC hero wise, lawful and chaotic, good and evil options? Will his or her choices have an effect on the game world to a degree?

Ferret: There are two ways that alignment is adjusted – sometimes by actions and sometimes in dialogue. Not all actions have alignment repercussions because there could be a variety of reasons a person could be doing something. Some actions are slam dunk – you kick the beggar and steal his beggar bowl – that’s evil. No justification really changes that. But many times we’ve had fun designer talks about certain actions actually require a moral shift. The whole Robin Hood situation – he’s thrashing people and stealing, so that’s chaotic easy, but it’s not necessarily evil.

Another major way alignment gets adjusted is in dialogue. And we have a lot of opportunity for players to demonstrate their character’s personality in there. Sometimes it’s pretty clear how a decision will impact your alignment (e.g. “Take him outside and kill him for insulting me”) but many times it may require some thought. Alignment really can be a mini-game that is played out in variety of conversations.

A player’s choices matter – not all of them, but enough that it should keep you guessing and really questioning your actions.