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<blockquote data-quote="JacktheRabbit" data-source="post: 815331" data-attributes="member: 525">I fully expect my players to only act on specific knowledge their character would know. That is the only expectation. When the battle started I did not call them were-rats. I described them as humans that took on a ratlike appearance. That right there tells you none of the players have encountered these before this battle. It even tells you that none of them have heard much if anything about this creature or I would have told them more than just the basic description.It is a standing rule in my game. Take me literal when I tell you thinks and never assume anything. If I do not say it then you do not know it. This carries over to many things. The first time they encounter a troll as opposed to say a ogre they are going to have no reason to suddenly think to use fire. When they attack the troll and see the injuries rapidly healing in front of them I will give them a chance to make a skill roll to see if they have heard anything of these monsters before.Doing things this way makes skills much more important both in and out of combat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JacktheRabbit, post: 815331, member: 525"] I fully expect my players to only act on specific knowledge their character would know. That is the only expectation. When the battle started I did not call them were-rats. I described them as humans that took on a ratlike appearance. That right there tells you none of the players have encountered these before this battle. It even tells you that none of them have heard much if anything about this creature or I would have told them more than just the basic description. It is a standing rule in my game. Take me literal when I tell you thinks and never assume anything. If I do not say it then you do not know it. This carries over to many things. The first time they encounter a troll as opposed to say a ogre they are going to have no reason to suddenly think to use fire. When they attack the troll and see the injuries rapidly healing in front of them I will give them a chance to make a skill roll to see if they have heard anything of these monsters before. Doing things this way makes skills much more important both in and out of combat. [/QUOTE]

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