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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9487537" data-attributes="member: 6684958">Well, to me, if I'm just reading off dry information, I'm not playing the game.Maybe not every rule...only like most of them.  I would never, ever pause the game to look something up.  I really hate DMs or players that pause games and take minutes or hours to "look something up" during a game.  As a pre planning type DM I will have all the rules I need/want ready.  The same with stat blocks.Well, I'm only opposed if they do it during active game play.  If they have their character say take a nap, then they are free to do whatever they want as they are not playing the game any more.Well, I'm only expecting players to pretend they know it, so it is all good.No, they seem separate to me.To do a physical action in the game world, like say the character chops down a tree, is just a mechanical rules type thing.But the mental actions are the players playing the game.  The players must do things and take actions through their characters.  If the characters just "read the map", then they go find the treasure and game over.  What is the fun in that?  A big part of the fun of the game is doing things, figuring out things and so on.I never would.  I know most players will never be as smart as most PCs.  Well, it is optional.  I'm going to use the lore from time to time in the game.  So you get the choice of drinking some Mt. Dew or knowing the lore.  It is all up to the players.  If it's not important enough for them to read, then it's not important enough for them to roll dice.Hooray!I am the Harsh DM.</blockquote>

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