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<blockquote data-quote="Hex08" data-source="post: 9404107" data-attributes="member: 7029595">RPGs and their mechanics are usuall,y meant to be absractionsand character sheets are meant to be aI view this as a duty of the DM; not allowing the character to use an attribute to justify their character doing what ever they want. If in a more modern game a player said &quot;My character has a high intelligence and is a biologist so I should be able to figure out and be an expert in all sciences&quot; I would explain why that doesn't make sense. That's not to say a character can't try to do anything, I could try and build an F-16, but it's up to the DM to make the difficulty appropriate, just like I would fail at building a F-16.Game mechanics are abstractions and it seems to me that the player is abusing that system. Has there been any indication during prior play that the character would have had the skill? Did he write up a biography for his character that might justify his action? DMs should be, among all of their other duties, keeping the game reasonable and that player's reasoning could lead to a real slippery slope.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hex08, post: 9404107, member: 7029595"] RPGs and their mechanics are usuall,y meant to be absractionsand character sheets are meant to be a I view this as a duty of the DM; not allowing the character to use an attribute to justify their character doing what ever they want. If in a more modern game a player said "My character has a high intelligence and is a biologist so I should be able to figure out and be an expert in all sciences" I would explain why that doesn't make sense. That's not to say a character can't try to do anything, I could try and build an F-16, but it's up to the DM to make the difficulty appropriate, just like I would fail at building a F-16. Game mechanics are abstractions and it seems to me that the player is abusing that system. Has there been any indication during prior play that the character would have had the skill? Did he write up a biography for his character that might justify his action? DMs should be, among all of their other duties, keeping the game reasonable and that player's reasoning could lead to a real slippery slope. [/QUOTE]

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