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I decided I wasn't done with the undead MLM scheme and instead of going to the temple I said: They're not ready to go to the temple yet. They want to make sure
by wefarrell 4y ago
I decided I wasn't done with the undead MLM scheme and instead of going to the temple I said:
They're not ready to go to the temple yet. They want to make sure the zombies and skeletons succeed in their new "careers" so they decide to help them work on their sales pitches
To which the DM replied:
Femribubs and Natnari, feeling a sense of responsibility for the success of the undead in their new "careers," decide to postpone their exploration of the ancient temple. They return to the group of skeletons and zombies they had recently convinced to join the multilevel marketing scheme.
Upon their arrival, they find the undead creatures gathered around, listening intently to the skeleton leader as it tries to explain the concept of the business. It's clear they're struggling to grasp the finer points of sales and marketing.
Femribubs and Natnari step in and offer their assistance, guiding the undead through various sales techniques and strategies. They begin by helping the undead develop their own unique sales pitches, focusing on their strengths and experiences as immortal creatures.
Natnari, with their background in the Grave Domain, shares insights on how the undead can connect with potential customers who might be interested in the secrets of life and death. Meanwhile, Femribubs uses their skills in Acrobatics and Stealth to teach the skeletons and zombies how to make attention-grabbing entrances during sales presentations.
Over the course of several days, the adventurers work closely with the undead, sharing their knowledge and honing their skills. The undead creatures, once feared and reviled, begin to show promise in their newfound careers. They become more confident and adept at conveying the benefits of the multilevel marketing scheme to their peers.
Eventually, the time comes for Femribubs and Natnari to resume their quest. They say their farewells to the undead sales force, feeling a strange sense of pride in their accomplishments. As they leave, the undead creatures express their gratitude, promising to spread the word of their new business venture far and wide throughout the land.
With the knowledge that they've helped the undead find a new purpose in their unlives, Femribubs and Natnari return to the hidden path leading to the ancient temple, ready to face whatever challenges and mysteries await them inside.
- bentcorner 4y agoFWIW, the last few paragraphs of the response is something that I found was extremely common output for "DM AI". Whatever the situation, if it's kind of open ended, it'll say you did the thing really well, and you came to learn a bunch of new stuff, discovered who your friends really were along the way and everything was sunshine and rainbows. You can get it to put out something a little more grimdark but you need to give it more context.
- ekidd 4y agoYes, ChatGPT seems to strongly prefer happy endings. Ask it to write a scene where a Montague bumps into a Capulet, and accusations start flying. One of the characters will successfully de-escalate. Or the price of Verona will show up with guards and stop the brawl. He'll even throw in some foreshadowing about how this will all end in tragedy. I suspect that this relentless love of upbeat endings is a side effect of the RLHF training used to create the "assistant" persona. They wanted a friendly and harmless chatbot. And apparently it "likes" exactly the kind of stories you'd expect.
- professoretc 4y agoI've noticed a similar phenomenon when asking it to solve problems; if you point out a "flaw" in its proposed solution, even something that isn't wrong at all, it will cheerfully agree with you and "fix" its proposed solution, often making it worse or wrong in the process.
- tharkun__ 4y agoGood news everyone! (Futurama reference) Our jobs are safe after all! The junior dev helped by ChatGPT will not take your job. ChatGPT cheerfully agreed with the junior when he didn't understand something and thought to point out how this can't be right and ChatGPT gave him a "fix" that brought down Production.
- lostlogin 4y ago> ChatGPT seems to strongly prefer happy endings I always thought this a Hollywood thing. “Wrap up the loose ends and make it a happy ending.” Movies and series that end untidily are often my favourites.
- BizarroLand 4y agoI was using koboldAI to work on a short story and it had two characters bump into each other, one of them pull a knife, viciously shank the other seven times leaving the other one to collapse into a pool of blood and die, and then apologize for the accident like it was a minor occurrence after which they both went on their own ways with a "slightly embarrassed smile and nod, wistfully wondering of what might have been".
- teeray 4y agoThis is honestly more entertaining than combat. Now I want to hear the TED talk from the skeleton leader.
- rcarr 4y agoThis would be fucking brilliant if you carried on your quest and then, a few months later you and your party are in a sticky wicket, your health is depleted, your foe is equally wounded but wait... he's laughing? "Nice try kids, but it pays to be prepared", the sorceror gloats as he swigs from his bottle of life potion... Fermribub and natnari's hearts both sink. There's no way they can take him if he's back to full health. All looks lost and they make peace with their gods, but wait... the sorcerer's body is not regenerating... he looks down at the bottle in disbelief... "Those bastard zombies have sold me snake oil!"