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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7890668" data-attributes="member: 97077">It's really not though. It's as simple as not demanding the players refrain from "metagaming" when the DM is creating the conditions for "metagaming" to occur (e.g. presenting trolls to players who are fully aware of their weaknesses). As a player, I screen DMs out who have this sort of anti-"metagaming" policy. As a DM, this is my policy on "metagaming" from my Tables Rules & Expectations document which I provide to all players:"'Metagame,' but Verify. We will never question the reason for another player's choices for his or her character as long as it achieves the goals of play. Use your player skill and knowledge to succeed, but be aware that assumptions can be risky so it's skillful play to verify your assumptions through action before making choices based on them. Monsters and lore may be frequently modified from what you may expect."In other words, I don't care if you "metagame." But if you do it and it turns out badly for you due to bad assumptions, that's on you, pal. I find that to be a far more effective policy to curb the practice than trying to demand players think a certain way. I don't have to do anything and my players don't have to pay me or offer benefits.I had a player in a one-shot the other day say "I know the answer, but I don't want to 'metagame.'" I told him that was his choice, that I didn't care, since the role of the DM is adjudicate the actions his character takes, not to worry about what decision-making process he undertook as a player to decide on what to do. That's none of my business as DM. Whatever he chose was fine with me as long as it was fun for everyone and helped create an exciting, memorable story.They hit less often than characters who aren't blinded on average. That's sufficient for me as player and DM. Also, the game's rules require a monster to be hidden before the player is required to guess which square to target. If you want, as a player I could just describe my character bumbling around blindly, targeting the right spot through dumb luck.If you mean tactically optimal, I'm pretty certain that's not true and that [USER=16814]@Ovinomancer[/USER] has stated as much, even just a few posts above yours.</blockquote>

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