Quote Originally Posted by Physic View Post
incorrect, they had text based rpgs before, combat does not require any charachters and rendering, it merely makes it more immersive and entertaining, heck for a long time in an rpg you never even saw your charachter, just an enemy and some stuff in text box telling you how much your attack did.
I liked those adventurer books where you chose a path and had to keep track of all your crap in the front...

EDIT: Made it easier to cheat, too. Sword that always hits and does +6d6 damage? Yesplz.