I was wondering what other people do to roleplay when playing BG. These may not be things that you do during your first run through of the game, and they don't make the game easier or more efficient, you just do them to instill a sense of realism to your gaming experience to engross yourself in the world more. these are some of the things that i have done:
* I try to keep to a regular day/night cycle in the game, sleeping at night even if my spells are fully stocked and none of my party members has fatigue. although an all nighter at times is necessary as it is in real life
* I give money to churches of impoverished towns even if my reputation is full, to help the town prosper, if i can afford it
* If a party member is seriously injured during a fight, even after healing him i will leave him out of fights for several in game days so as to let him "heal"
* If my whole party is seriously injured in a fight, i will spend an in game week resting at an inn to recover before heading out again
* I will let my whole party enjoy a night of drinking at an inn after a quest/adventure. i will buy more expensive booze if it was a big adventure. of course I don't let aerie drink if she's pregnant, i don't know if bhaalspawn/elvish blood is immune to fetal alcohol syndrome or not, but why take the chance right?
* I will let my archers carry a realistic number of arrows during a quest, not fill up their inventory with hundreds and hundreds of arrows
* If during a battle an area effect spell happens to kill someones livestock by accident, i will leave one or more valuable jewels at the farmers feet to repay the damage i have done
* If a quest involves rescuing a family member or a friend and that person happens to be dead already, i will leave jewels/valuable items at the quest givers feet to pay for the funeral or to help with the household if that person happened to be a provider
* I try to maintain my alignment as it is in real life, which i would have to say is lawful neutral, not exactly good but not evil either
* When at an inn or walking in town where i feel relatively safe, i disarm my men and take off all heavy armor to let them relax and rest a little (not always recommended)
* When resting at an outdoor location, i try to move my men to a spot i would actually camp at, not just hit rest in the middle of a road
* I try to close doors behind me as i enter or exit a room, common courtesy really, even if you are robbing the place
* Legitimately fall in love with in game character, divorce real wife, marry giant cardboard cutout of said character... whats that?... oh yeah... umm... me neither hehehe... (*nervous twitch*)
So what do you guys do in your games?
* I try to keep to a regular day/night cycle in the game, sleeping at night even if my spells are fully stocked and none of my party members has fatigue. although an all nighter at times is necessary as it is in real life
* I give money to churches of impoverished towns even if my reputation is full, to help the town prosper, if i can afford it
* If a party member is seriously injured during a fight, even after healing him i will leave him out of fights for several in game days so as to let him "heal"
* If my whole party is seriously injured in a fight, i will spend an in game week resting at an inn to recover before heading out again
* I will let my whole party enjoy a night of drinking at an inn after a quest/adventure. i will buy more expensive booze if it was a big adventure. of course I don't let aerie drink if she's pregnant, i don't know if bhaalspawn/elvish blood is immune to fetal alcohol syndrome or not, but why take the chance right?
* I will let my archers carry a realistic number of arrows during a quest, not fill up their inventory with hundreds and hundreds of arrows
* If during a battle an area effect spell happens to kill someones livestock by accident, i will leave one or more valuable jewels at the farmers feet to repay the damage i have done
* If a quest involves rescuing a family member or a friend and that person happens to be dead already, i will leave jewels/valuable items at the quest givers feet to pay for the funeral or to help with the household if that person happened to be a provider
* I try to maintain my alignment as it is in real life, which i would have to say is lawful neutral, not exactly good but not evil either
* When at an inn or walking in town where i feel relatively safe, i disarm my men and take off all heavy armor to let them relax and rest a little (not always recommended)
* When resting at an outdoor location, i try to move my men to a spot i would actually camp at, not just hit rest in the middle of a road
* I try to close doors behind me as i enter or exit a room, common courtesy really, even if you are robbing the place
* Legitimately fall in love with in game character, divorce real wife, marry giant cardboard cutout of said character... whats that?... oh yeah... umm... me neither hehehe... (*nervous twitch*)
So what do you guys do in your games?