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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5732670" data-attributes="member: 64209">Terrya, you're not wrong, although I think you're missing some of the nuances to it.&nbsp;Yes, if every time players are about to do something stupid, the DM says &quot;are you sure&quot;...then you end up with a situation like you describe.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, isn't it fair to remind the dragonhunter (whose player has never seen a red dragon) who has maxed ranks in dragons, a backstory of being a monk studying dragons, and has killed/hunted dozens of dragons that a red dragon breathes fire? Maybe not even remind, but tell him for the first time ever?&nbsp;I can see a response of &quot;he should have asked to roll his knowledge dragons&quot;. Fair enough.&nbsp;&nbsp;But, there is also an element of failure on the DM's part to communicate the setting/environment/threat in some cases. It is these cases that a dm might speak up, because, having provided incomplete information before, they might recognize the need to provide complete info now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 5732670, member: 64209"] Terrya, you're not wrong, although I think you're missing some of the nuances to it. Yes, if every time players are about to do something stupid, the DM says "are you sure"...then you end up with a situation like you describe. However, isn't it fair to remind the dragonhunter (whose player has never seen a red dragon) who has maxed ranks in dragons, a backstory of being a monk studying dragons, and has killed/hunted dozens of dragons that a red dragon breathes fire? Maybe not even remind, but tell him for the first time ever? I can see a response of "he should have asked to roll his knowledge dragons". Fair enough. But, there is also an element of failure on the DM's part to communicate the setting/environment/threat in some cases. It is these cases that a dm might speak up, because, having provided incomplete information before, they might recognize the need to provide complete info now. [/QUOTE]

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