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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8788748" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Is it metagaming to know that Orcs have no vulnerabilities, resistances or immunities? What about knowing that Trolls don't have any V's, R's or I's? Humans? Elves? Goblins? Owlbears? Wolves?</p><p></p><p>Is it metagaming to know that the creature made of flame and living in a volcano is going to be harder to hurt with mundane weapons and is immune to poison and fire? </p><p></p><p>Is it metagaming to know that the creature with no functioning organs is immune to poison? </p><p></p><p>Is it metagaming to know the creature living in a tundra and shooting ice from their eyes is immune to cold damage? </p><p></p><p>Maybe it is metagaming to know that a creature made of living darkness is going to take extra damage from attacks made of radiant light? </p><p></p><p>Also, let us say that we know we are going to be fighting Demons. The cleric asks if they know anything demons might be vulnerable to. The DM has them roll religion, because they are a cleric and should know about Demons, and they learn that Demons are vulnerable to silver, magical weapons, and resistant to fire, cold, lighting and immune to poison. If three sessions later I still remember this information the DM gave us, am I metagaming? </p><p></p><p>Is it metagaming to know that Demons are immune to poison and weak to silver, and then assume the same thing is true about Devils and Yugoloths? </p><p></p><p>Even if the DM and the entire table can somehow be incredibly strict and prevent any knowledge and the PCs are never allowed to assume anything... let us say you are fighting an enemy with fire resistance. How many times do you hit them with fire? Just once. After a single attack, you know they are resistant, and can change tactics. Also, you now know that enemy is resistant to fire, so the next time you face them, you don't use fire. </p><p></p><p>And, really, no table is that strict on "no metagaming" and the things people tend to metagame, are things this ability cannot tell you. Like the Troll's regeneration or the Fire Elemental's Water Susceptibility, or the Flesh Glolem's Fire Aversion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8788748, member: 6801228"] Is it metagaming to know that Orcs have no vulnerabilities, resistances or immunities? What about knowing that Trolls don't have any V's, R's or I's? Humans? Elves? Goblins? Owlbears? Wolves? Is it metagaming to know that the creature made of flame and living in a volcano is going to be harder to hurt with mundane weapons and is immune to poison and fire? Is it metagaming to know that the creature with no functioning organs is immune to poison? Is it metagaming to know the creature living in a tundra and shooting ice from their eyes is immune to cold damage? Maybe it is metagaming to know that a creature made of living darkness is going to take extra damage from attacks made of radiant light? Also, let us say that we know we are going to be fighting Demons. The cleric asks if they know anything demons might be vulnerable to. The DM has them roll religion, because they are a cleric and should know about Demons, and they learn that Demons are vulnerable to silver, magical weapons, and resistant to fire, cold, lighting and immune to poison. If three sessions later I still remember this information the DM gave us, am I metagaming? Is it metagaming to know that Demons are immune to poison and weak to silver, and then assume the same thing is true about Devils and Yugoloths? Even if the DM and the entire table can somehow be incredibly strict and prevent any knowledge and the PCs are never allowed to assume anything... let us say you are fighting an enemy with fire resistance. How many times do you hit them with fire? Just once. After a single attack, you know they are resistant, and can change tactics. Also, you now know that enemy is resistant to fire, so the next time you face them, you don't use fire. And, really, no table is that strict on "no metagaming" and the things people tend to metagame, are things this ability cannot tell you. Like the Troll's regeneration or the Fire Elemental's Water Susceptibility, or the Flesh Glolem's Fire Aversion. [/QUOTE]
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