At this point in time, I don't think a true role playing game can be made because of the spontinaity of real roleplaying games like D&D, Vampire and Star Wars RPG. Those games allow for the sudden sponaneous imagination of the DM whereas a computer must follow certain guidelines. Even KOTOR and EQ which are more RPG than any console game has ever been must follow certain guidelines. In all the D&D, Vampire and SW i have played we could do whatever we wanted, whenever. If i didnt like how a merchant was talking, i could conceivably try to kill him. Or if i felt like killing my friends I could. Or if i wanted to poop in the middle of my turn, i was allowed.... i dont think programmers will make a game that allows us to freelance our ideas that freely or there would be utter chaos.