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<blockquote data-quote="Redwizard007" data-source="post: 8940606" data-attributes="member: 7024098">Combining lineage, class, background, and backstory should give every PC a much broader base of knowledge than I tend to see from casual players.The idea that a former mercenary wouldn't have a grasp of basic tactics for dealing with common monsters, or that a mountain dwelling hermit isn't familiar with rocs, yetis, and red dragons is just baffling. Likewise, a former guard of Silverymoon is probably pretty familiar with drow, trolls, blights, and lots of arcane magic. I shouldn't need to specify this in my backstory. Heck, even a pampered noblewoman in Waterdeep should be vaguely familiar with the half dozen major dragons in the area. Literally, every single background on D&amp;D beyond should have some knowledge of a fair number of monsters, important NPCs, major events, and even spell effects. That is just how a well developed world functions.The flipside of this, is of course, those of us who delve to deeply into lore and rulebooks. There has to be a momentary pause while we consider, is there a realistic reason that I would know this? Is it something the bards might sing about? Might I have read it somewhere (and do I read?) Is this an appropriate bedtime story? Did grandfather ever face something like this? Did Al Bundy really score 4 touchdowns in the 1966 City Championship game, and is that relevant? Sometimes, the answer is yes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Redwizard007, post: 8940606, member: 7024098"] Combining lineage, class, background, and backstory should give every PC a much broader base of knowledge than I tend to see from casual players. The idea that a former mercenary wouldn't have a grasp of basic tactics for dealing with common monsters, or that a mountain dwelling hermit isn't familiar with rocs, yetis, and red dragons is just baffling. Likewise, a former guard of Silverymoon is probably pretty familiar with drow, trolls, blights, and lots of arcane magic. I shouldn't need to specify this in my backstory. Heck, even a pampered noblewoman in Waterdeep should be vaguely familiar with the half dozen major dragons in the area. Literally, every single background on D&D beyond should have some knowledge of a fair number of monsters, important NPCs, major events, and even spell effects. That is just how a well developed world functions. The flipside of this, is of course, those of us who delve to deeply into lore and rulebooks. There has to be a momentary pause while we consider, is there a realistic reason that I would know this? Is it something the bards might sing about? Might I have read it somewhere (and do I read?) Is this an appropriate bedtime story? Did grandfather ever face something like this? Did Al Bundy really score 4 touchdowns in the 1966 City Championship game, and is that relevant? Sometimes, the answer is yes. [/QUOTE]

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