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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2103299" data-attributes="member: 13098">One thing you should remember is that this is a game and discussion is part of the fun.Another thing to remember is that some people are playing PCs with incredibly high intelligence.  Asking for advice is one way to expand your brainpower.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I wish I personally had a 22 Int, but I don't.  There are also varying degrees of experience.  What if your DM is expecting a solution that he has seen work several times in the past, but as a new player you have never even thought of?  What if that same solution is based on past group dynamics and past players having a good feel for how much leeway the DM will allow?  The player is disadvantaged in this situation.What if you have a tried and true method of dealing with 90% of the problems and you are flat out bored with the rut you have created for yourself?  Maybe you want some help thinking outside the box.What if you have somehow missed that a specific spell, or skill, or feat, can apply in a situation.  Like maybe you forgot that cure spells can harm undead.  You are a Bard and your enchantments aren't going to help much so you are floundering.  Then you post and somebody points out that positive energy from a cure spell does damage to undead.  There are certainly cases where the poster is just trying to find victory.  But there are also many cases where the poster is looking for help to think outside the box or needs help that won't spoil the game.  I'm not sure it is cheating, but sometimes it could be questionable.</blockquote>

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