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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hatchling Dragon" data-source="post: 95769" data-attributes="member: 580">Situation: PC is occupied and basically I'm left with nothing to do.  My 'distraction' for myself, so that I don't kibitz and what-not, is to poke around in my books reading-up on whatever catches my fancy.  This does include stuff about the currently unfolding story/adventure.  [note:  We found out we were fighting Ghostwise Halflings, the bad kind, I read-up on Malar and Ghostwise Halfings.]  I made a point of only chiming in (publicly) when rules were missed or missinterpreted (most of us are new to 3e), and chatted a bit with other players as thier characters hit 'dead time'.Now my DM's telling me that I'm not to bring any book but the PHB, perhaps with access to others as well for spells/feats/ect..   This is because he thinks that me knowing something the characters don't would affect my desicions in-game.  On the other hand he's said flat-out that he doesn't care what books I buy/read outside the game, just what I bring with and/or look at at the table.I can sorta understand his point, but I will not be dictated to unless someone can give me a better reason or an example of me 'breaking character' becuase of my readings.  I'd probably be far more sympathetic about his views if it weren't for the fact that my 'illegal readings' were nothing more than clearing up a couple of semi-vauge points I'd already known from prior reading (I DM in FR too.)Who, if either, of us is being unreasonable?  I'm quite seriously considering dropping from the game, which I'd truely hate as it's my only DnD playing opportunity.  I just hate restrictions.  He's also made some noises about restricting access to spells, which was something I'd asked about before and was told "If it's published it's good.", but that's a rant for another topic.Thanks in advance twice, once for reading that long-winded rant, and secondly for your opions on the matter.Hatchling Dragon</blockquote>

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