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<blockquote data-quote="zakael19" data-source="post: 9542527" data-attributes="member: 7044099">from what I’ve seen Current Osr ethos holds that GMs should strive to be impartial and generous with info, and that it’s not adversarial. If there’s something in the character’s background that they ask to leverage for knowledge - err on the side of giving it, or points to where details can be found. If it makes sense for a wizard to know about magical effects, a hunter to know about beasts, a fighter to know how to finish off monsters, use that. Like, have you ever spoken to a decent hunter? They know so much about how to work with the behavior and capabilities of what they hunt - why shouldn’t we roleplay our characters (or expect our players) to be similar?I think it only becomes highlighted when it’s “oh I read the module we’re playing so I know we need to go into the postman’s back office to grab the key to the Cave of Orbaz” or “I have no way to know that the rest of the group is in danger, but I’m going to drop what I’m doing and run in that direction.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zakael19, post: 9542527, member: 7044099"] from what I’ve seen Current Osr ethos holds that GMs should strive to be impartial and generous with info, and that it’s [I]not adversarial.[/I] If there’s something in the character’s background that they ask to leverage for knowledge - err on the side of giving it, or points to where details can be found. If it makes sense for a wizard to know about magical effects, a hunter to know about beasts, a fighter to know how to finish off monsters, use that. Like, have you ever spoken to a decent hunter? They know [I]so much [/I]about how to work with the behavior and capabilities of what they hunt - why shouldn’t we roleplay our characters (or expect our players) to be similar? I think it only becomes highlighted when it’s “oh I read the module we’re playing so I know we need to go into the postman’s back office to grab the key to the Cave of Orbaz” or “I have no way to know that the rest of the group is in danger, but I’m going to drop what I’m doing and run in that direction.” [/QUOTE]

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