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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 884385" data-attributes="member: 259">My default setting is to assume that the Monster Manual reflects a smart person's knowledge of monsters in the world, with some exceptions.If, for example, illithids are unknown in my campaign, I'll tell the players that when they first encounter one.I might also caution the players that, although they've heard of gibbering mouthers before, the only thing they know about them is that their noise will drive them insane.&nbsp; Players who then shield their eyes will get scolded for metagaming.The MM reflects common knowledge.&nbsp; This knowledge is far from perfect, however.&nbsp; I quite enjoy tweaking monstrous appearances and stats in order to change their flavor and in order to keep players on their toes.&nbsp; Sure, a hill giant might look and act like a hill giant. But a barghest may appear as a small, dapper man in shining silk clothes, and instead of turning into a wolf, he may turn into a golden monkey.Daniel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 884385, member: 259"] My default setting is to assume that the Monster Manual reflects a smart person's knowledge of monsters in the world, with some exceptions. If, for example, illithids are unknown in my campaign, I'll tell the players that when they first encounter one. I might also caution the players that, although they've heard of gibbering mouthers before, the only thing they know about them is that their noise will drive them insane. Players who then shield their eyes will get scolded for metagaming. The MM reflects common knowledge. This knowledge is far from perfect, however. I quite enjoy tweaking monstrous appearances and stats in order to change their flavor and in order to keep players on their toes. Sure, a hill giant might look and act like a hill giant. But a barghest may appear as a small, dapper man in shining silk clothes, and instead of turning into a wolf, he may turn into a golden monkey. Daniel [/QUOTE]

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