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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 817089" data-attributes="member: 1077">In this instance, it is the same thing.In general, yes it is different.  In this instance it is the same exact thing.  You are getting the same exact results.  Would it make it better if we didn't call them were-rats?  What if they physically looked like were-rats, but we called them man-rodents, and they happened to ONLY be hurt by silver?  The use of non-silver negated 10 points of damage you inflict with a weapon, magic or not.  Does that put your mind at ease?  It's the same thing as the DM making up a new monster and putting him in the game.Does the DM have to suddenly get the player's approval when he wants to add a new monster in the game?DM: Hey guys.  Here are the stats on that new monster that I was going to throw at you.  Tell me what you think.Pah-leezeDocM...  Did you announce before hand that they were facing were-rats, or did you just describe them as such?  Did you say something like, "Ok, the were-rats attack you." or did you just describe them, something like, "You are attacked by strange looking creatures that look like a weird mixture of both man and rodent."???It's too bad if they assumed they were were-rats, and the DM just played along, huh?</blockquote>