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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WalterKovacs" data-source="post: 5545058" data-attributes="member: 63763">We are hardly looking them up all the time, but with any new encounter, there is a chance that because of the situation (flying enemies, lighting conditions, an opportunity to sneak up on the enemies, trying to get around a locked door, etc) that the players may be considering a strategy or idea, and they want to see if it will work before they try. If it's an idea that won't work, they'd rather know before they try it instead of getting ready to do it and then asking the DM if they can do it. (Also, we'd prefer to check if it's by RAW, instead of relying on the DM "letting" us pull off something tricky.) Basically, if someone has to look up a rule at the table, Rules Compendium is one of the best options for doing so. It's not necessary for groups that don't expect to have to do it. Looking up rules at the table can be annoying, but a lot of that is because of the time it takes to find the right book, page, etc ... but the ease of use of the RC does make it slightly less annoying.</blockquote>