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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sinecure" data-source="post: 4025010" data-attributes="member: 37668">Couldn't the DM create all new stuff for a world the players don't know about? It does make sense to me that my character doesn't know about trolls so I shouldn't either.  That way I'm not confused when I face one for the first time.  Or maybe I am confused because it is the first time?  Onr good thing is I could only act upon what I remember from the last time we fought trolls.  I being me, not the PC.  But I that is sort of the same thing if I'm understanding correctly.It sounds like it's all about point of view.  If you look at the rules as things to reference in order to play the game well, then I should know them.  But if knowing them takes me out of my character's point of view, I shouldn't know them.  If they are stuff I can ignore, I don't care one way or another.  Maybe 4e will be built with houseruling in mind?  That way DMs who want to have unknown rules, can use their own houserules.  And DMs who want everybody to know the exact rules, can use whatever are the default options?  It's hard to say because a lot of what I would want as unknown would include combat and stuff like that.</blockquote>