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<blockquote data-quote="Ringtail" data-source="post: 8160361" data-attributes="member: 7015570">As we have seen from this thread, I think it depends on the individuals in the group, but I think it also depends on the information. Many of us in my current groups, we're big fans of strategy games. Fire Emblem, XCOM, Darkest Dungeon, Banner Saga. . . these games tend to be very upfront with information. Health remaining, etc. Hell Fire Emblem will let you look at an enemy's stats, weapons, items, health. . . everything! Being more transparent I don't think would harm my current group. But most of us are DM's also, we know common HP numbers can often guesstimate a monster's HP or AC, etc. But I absolutely hate seeing the non-combat stuff. I don't want to know the Perception DC, I don't want to see your list of names, how you nerfed or buffed the BBEG statblock, and I especially don't want to know what the town was called in 3rd Edition Greyhawk before you converted it to 5th Edition Midgard. That stuff pulls me out of the game and kills my suspension of disbelief. Combat is combat, a minigame in it's own right so I can accept the rules don't mirror reality so much, but don't mess with the story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ringtail, post: 8160361, member: 7015570"] As we have seen from this thread, I think it depends on the individuals in the group, but I think it also depends on the information. Many of us in my current groups, we're big fans of strategy games. Fire Emblem, XCOM, Darkest Dungeon, Banner Saga. . . these games tend to be very upfront with information. Health remaining, etc. Hell Fire Emblem will let you look at an enemy's stats, weapons, items, health. . . everything! Being more transparent I don't think would harm my current group. But most of us are DM's also, we know common HP numbers can often guesstimate a monster's HP or AC, etc. But I absolutely hate seeing the non-combat stuff. I don't want to know the Perception DC, I don't want to see your list of names, how you nerfed or buffed the BBEG statblock, and I especially don't want to know what the town was called in 3rd Edition Greyhawk before you converted it to 5th Edition Midgard. That stuff pulls me out of the game and kills my suspension of disbelief. Combat is combat, a minigame in it's own right so I can accept the rules don't mirror reality so much, but don't mess with the story. [/QUOTE]

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