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<blockquote data-quote="broghammerj" data-source="post: 3688587" data-attributes="member: 1869">I think you missed my point.&nbsp; My point is that in DND you need knowledge checks in abstract and absurd subject matter such as aracana, planes, dungonering, etc.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because it is a way for the DM to disseminate information on mythical creatures and places to the player within a context of the game...ie the owl bear example.&nbsp; There is no point of reference because neither you nor the DM has ever seen an owl bear.&nbsp; It's not real!&nbsp; The knowledge checks allow you to escape that lack of familiarity with the subject material of the game.In the modern world if there is something I am not familiar with I can easily access that information making a super specialist character less relevant.&nbsp; To take and absurd idea.&nbsp; I bet I could research in the library and internet a means to build a nuclear bomb.&nbsp; The only thing stopping me would be access to components.&nbsp; Then take a physicist type character.&nbsp; He could build one too.&nbsp; Is his knowledge of physics as significant to the game now?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="broghammerj, post: 3688587, member: 1869"] I think you missed my point. My point is that in DND you need knowledge checks in abstract and absurd subject matter such as aracana, planes, dungonering, etc. Why? Because it is a way for the DM to disseminate information on mythical creatures and places to the player within a context of the game...ie the owl bear example. There is no point of reference because neither you nor the DM has ever seen an owl bear. It's not real! The knowledge checks allow you to escape that lack of familiarity with the subject material of the game. In the modern world if there is something I am not familiar with I can easily access that information making a super specialist character less relevant. To take and absurd idea. I bet I could research in the library and internet a means to build a nuclear bomb. The only thing stopping me would be access to components. Then take a physicist type character. He could build one too. Is his knowledge of physics as significant to the game now? [/QUOTE]

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