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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8055042" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Okay, &quot;infinitely&quot; is a bit audacious, but still, go ahead and spoil the DM's plan.&nbsp; See what happens <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f608.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":devilish:" title="Devil&nbsp; &nbsp; :devilish:"&nbsp; data-smilie="29"data-shortname=":devilish:" />Or, you could role-play.Sound advice.&nbsp; But:Characters have histories that, in theory, go all the way back to the moment of their birth (or conception).&nbsp; So players have a lot to consider beyond what the DM is describing.&nbsp; Why did the player say &quot;she is a lich?&quot;&nbsp; Let's just chalk that up to momentary indiscretion.&nbsp; Why did the character say &quot;she is a lich?&quot;&nbsp; Maybe that character has met one or two Valindras or Shadowmantles in the past, and they were liches?&nbsp; Maybe the character saw some graffiti (wizard's mark, and all that) that said &quot;Shadowmantle = LICH!&quot;&nbsp; We just don't know, because the player invents the backstory.I wouldn't quite say &quot;wrong.&quot;&nbsp; Maybe &quot;unseemly.&quot;&nbsp; Wrong is detracting from the fun that the other players have.&nbsp; Oh, wait...I'd modify Hriston's rule number 2 to say: the player describes what the character would do.&nbsp; That way, you're playing from the standpoint of your character.So, OP:1. Yes, you actually can forget that she's an evil lich.&nbsp; Well, your character can.&nbsp; If you somehow said &quot;she's a lich!&quot; in-character, that will have to be your new nervous tick throughout the campaign.&nbsp; 2. Since you said &quot;we are probably no match for her,&quot; I find your strategy to eliminate her to be foolhardy, at best.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8055042, member: 6685730"] Okay, "infinitely" is a bit audacious, but still, go ahead and spoil the DM's plan. See what happens :devilish: Or, you could role-play. Sound advice. But: Characters have histories that, in theory, go all the way back to the moment of their birth (or conception). So players have a lot to consider beyond what the DM is describing. Why did the player say "she is a lich?" Let's just chalk that up to momentary indiscretion. Why did the character say "she is a lich?" Maybe that character has met one or two Valindras or Shadowmantles in the past, and they were liches? Maybe the character saw some graffiti (wizard's mark, and all that) that said "Shadowmantle = LICH!" We just don't know, because the player invents the backstory. I wouldn't quite say "wrong." Maybe "unseemly." Wrong is detracting from the fun that the other players have. Oh, wait... I'd modify Hriston's rule number 2 to say: the player describes what the character would do. That way, you're playing from the standpoint of your character. So, OP: 1. Yes, you actually can forget that she's an evil lich. Well, your character can. If you somehow said "she's a lich!" in-character, that will have to be your new nervous tick throughout the campaign. 2. Since you said "we are probably no match for her," I find your strategy to eliminate her to be foolhardy, at best. [/QUOTE]

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