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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Warbringer" data-source="post: 6757550" data-attributes="member: 14391">I was responding to ..."A player doesn't get to suddenly decide that their grandpappy is a survivor of the underdark and at some point explained all that goes on down there to the PC..."I presented examples (roll and inspiration) as in game mechanical reasons that refute the above. I also have no problem that a player could make that statement above (which in a game like 13th Age would be deciding a characters background - read skills). Players get to do that type of thing all the time in my world, including creating friendly NPCs, creating terrain on the battlefield, a lingering wound on a monster ... Anything the adds flavor to the story... (And yes it's an in story reason for meta game at times)However, I have a problem with players that continually revert to meta game without creating in game coherency because I feel they're missing out on the fun of failing in a completely safe environment. There is nothing to win in D&D... Apart from the experience</blockquote>