Chapter 24 - The Gothic Holo-Programs: Mass Effect (Patreon)

With my current project, Mass Effect, meant for a very wide audience, including Federation types, I was trying harder to balance the action with more problem-solving situations, including giving the player many chances to resolve issues by being diplomatic. Commander Shepard, if played on paragon, would fit well with the Federation mindset; he/she encouraged humans to work with aliens for the common good and I knew that they'd eat that shit up. The less virtuous player could decide to shoot first and engage in diplomacy never and the program would still work very well for them on that front.