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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9486969" data-attributes="member: 6684958">Maybe sometimes, but often they are combined.Well, Harsh is in the Title.No.My real problem here is the DM involvement.&nbsp; A player character can use strength to do something, I don't have to stop the game and explain to the player the right way to lift with their knees.&nbsp; But when the player snoozes and says &quot;DM tell me what my character would know&quot; and I have to stop the game and tell a player information.Not the same thing.&nbsp; I also require players know the game rules and I do not give the players free time or pause the game while they flip through a book to &quot;find something&quot;.I agree with the idea, for others games.&nbsp; Just not my game.&nbsp; Well, it is only harsh to a certain group of players.&nbsp; Plenty of players, ones that want to know more lore in general,&nbsp; like &quot;home work&quot;.&nbsp; Sally is clueless about elves, but she is happy to read the Ye Old Handbook of Elves.&nbsp; Then during the next game she knows and uses all sorts of elven lore in the game play.Many players are fine with learning things through role play.&nbsp; So instead of just saying &quot;DM tell me stuff&quot;, the player has their character talk to an NPC and learn stuff.Well....maybe more Harsh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9486969, member: 6684958"] Maybe sometimes, but often they are combined. Well, Harsh is in the Title. No. My real problem here is the DM involvement. A player character can use strength to do something, I don't have to stop the game and explain to the player the right way to lift with their knees. But when the player snoozes and says "DM tell me what my character would know" and I have to stop the game and tell a player information. Not the same thing. I also require players know the game rules and I do not give the players free time or pause the game while they flip through a book to "find something". I agree with the idea, for others games. Just not my game. Well, it is only harsh to a certain group of players. Plenty of players, ones that want to know more lore in general, like "home work". Sally is clueless about elves, but she is happy to read the Ye Old Handbook of Elves. Then during the next game she knows and uses all sorts of elven lore in the game play. Many players are fine with learning things through role play. So instead of just saying "DM tell me stuff", the player has their character talk to an NPC and learn stuff. Well....maybe more Harsh. [/QUOTE]

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