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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 2258762" data-attributes="member: 30438">I use their out-of-game knowledge against them. If we're in Ravenloft, I might hint in game that this might be Strahd Von Zarovich's castle. By the time that vampire does show up, they're set to panic and run. If they encounter a green dragon, I might drop hints in game that it's a polymorphed dragon (i.e. sans special abilities like breath weapon, if you know your polymorph spells), but that doesn't mean it's not a real dragon.And yes, atmosphere is really important to scaring players. Unfortunately, I don't think that the D&D/d20 system is as suited to horror as the dedicated system horror RPGs.</blockquote>