Yes, naturally, it would make complete sense (sarcasm, naturally) for a Witcher to ride a Griffin and destroy a Nilfgaardian little army on his own just because they are cruel to the populace and have killed the Griffin mate. Because, you know, Geralt is some sort of Superman completely devoid of its context, someone that can do whatever the hell he wants without repercussions.
Also if Geralts is very strong as a mutant he STILL has to play by the rules of the context he lives in. He is just a man, ffs. Who do you think is he, a God? Do you know what would have happened in reality if he did something like that? He would have had ALL the Nilfgaardian army against, he would have had to run for all his life trying to survive and inevitably be killed in the end. And for what? For an act of cruelty that happens every time in the world he lives in and for the killing of an animal that killed itself many innocents before? Acting like an hero can be fine depending on the circumstances, acting like an idiot is just being an idiot and, frankly speaking, with your "choice" you would have made Geralt act like one.
The world made by Sapkowski is NOT a complete fantasy world where every rule of humanity is suspended, all the contrary, in fact. It is cruel world, where Geralt is just a lone man (with some friends) trying to get by with what life offers. As a man you cannot change the world and you are constricted by the settings you are in, no matter what your intentions (good or evil) are. The world of a pseudo medieval setting, with cruelty going on at all turns with no absolute good or absolute evil and Geralt HAS to live inside that context. You cannot decide where and when you will be born in and the rules of the world you will live in, nor can you magically do whatever you want without consequences and responsibilities attached to your actions (the meaning of the word "responsibility" for many of a SJW is missed in this day and age it seems).
The "RPG" you want is more a fantasy fairy tale where your imagination is the supreme rule outside the context more than anything else. But that's not what role playing is. Role playing is taking the rein of a character (whatever that character is) but that character is STILL constrained by the context, as everyone else inside it.
Also if Geralts is very strong as a mutant he STILL has to play by the rules of the context he lives in. He is just a man, ffs. Who do you think is he, a God? Do you know what would have happened in reality if he did something like that? He would have had ALL the Nilfgaardian army against, he would have had to run for all his life trying to survive and inevitably be killed in the end. And for what? For an act of cruelty that happens every time in the world he lives in and for the killing of an animal that killed itself many innocents before? Acting like an hero can be fine depending on the circumstances, acting like an idiot is just being an idiot and, frankly speaking, with your "choice" you would have made Geralt act like one.
The world made by Sapkowski is NOT a complete fantasy world where every rule of humanity is suspended, all the contrary, in fact. It is cruel world, where Geralt is just a lone man (with some friends) trying to get by with what life offers. As a man you cannot change the world and you are constricted by the settings you are in, no matter what your intentions (good or evil) are. The world of a pseudo medieval setting, with cruelty going on at all turns with no absolute good or absolute evil and Geralt HAS to live inside that context. You cannot decide where and when you will be born in and the rules of the world you will live in, nor can you magically do whatever you want without consequences and responsibilities attached to your actions (the meaning of the word "responsibility" for many of a SJW is missed in this day and age it seems).
The "RPG" you want is more a fantasy fairy tale where your imagination is the supreme rule outside the context more than anything else. But that's not what role playing is. Role playing is taking the rein of a character (whatever that character is) but that character is STILL constrained by the context, as everyone else inside it.
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