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Right, typically a character would know stuff outside of simply what they have been played through.they have a whole history and knowledge that predates them being PCs

So if people typically know things, yet you tell them nothing aren’t you seriously breaking immersion and realism in your games? So is intelligence, wisdom, and charisma. But you seem to suggest those have to be role played and use rules. Just curious why that doesn’t also include strength...

And weird, people typically know things about the world they live in. how so do you enforce weak players portraying really strong characters? Do they roll to smash in a door, or do you let them beat on a door in your house? Then why do people play magic users or fantasy races or in a fantasy...

There are prices by rarity in the 2014 DMF too. Though I heard these have been updated in the 2024 DMG

But how do they play their character if you don’t tell them anything about the world? How do I play a player with 18 strengths? If I’m not told that age string teen strength means. Or 18 intelligence and I’m really not that smart. Isn’t the whole point of playing a game like DND to role-play a...

Not IME. We have run lengthy, multi year campaigns with little to no predetermined setting (I know because I sleep with the enemy - aka the DM). And I don’t personally think internal consistency is vital (others may differ), it doesn’t impact my enjoyment as a player that I can think of.

Nah, you can totally have a great time playing improv as group. You don’t have to have a setting fleshed out at all really to play D&D

These two seem to be in conflict with each other. If you never tell the players anything about the game how do they figure things out?

I am pretty sure that is @Micah Sweet’s viewpoint too

They did, you are correct

You continue to prove my point.

No, I don’t want to give up on the to hit roll

Again, if that is your experience I think your group is doing something wrong. Common occurrences, with the correct descriptive flare, need not be boring. And it is easy enough to make hitting / dealing damage less likely too.

We will have to agree to disagree on this one. I found the pictures in the link much more interesting. They seem possibly difficult to use as dice, but much more interesting just to look at.

Not for me: 20+ years in I still enjoy hitting more than missing!

As a player I find rolling damage much more rewarding than missing.

We do it a little different. We let HP work as intended, and the to-hit chance reflects that. However, at +10 is when you get a critical and that is the actual dangerous hit. That takes off of bloodied hit points, which you have much much less of. And it is still fantastic!

Than your DM is doing it wrong! ;)

Not sure how this applies to weapon masteries or are you saying battlesmastrrs are already complex?

I will trust that has been your experience. It has just has not been mine.