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Should a low level character know to burn a troll?
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<blockquote data-quote="akr71" data-source="post: 7810745" data-attributes="member: 6801213"><p>Yes, its OK for them to try something different - I did tell them than the monster they are battling seems to be healing, even though they are definitely wounding it. I have given them the clue that what they are doing is insufficient and whether they know about trolls, burning something to injure it and make sure it stays dead <em>does </em>seem obvious. I'm not going to penalize the players, and by extension their low level characters, because <strong>I chose </strong>to throw a troll at them.</p><p></p><p>I want more than "Do I know about trolls and fire? I rolled an 8 for History" out of my players. How about</p><p>Player: "I was a soldier before adventuring. I used to spend a lot of time with the old veterans listening to their stories - its what made me turn to a life of adventuring. Do I know anything about these monsters and how to prevent them from healing?" </p><p>DM: "You sure do - you think that these might be trolls and if you remember correctly fire or acid stops their regeneration." No roll necessary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="akr71, post: 7810745, member: 6801213"] Yes, its OK for them to try something different - I did tell them than the monster they are battling seems to be healing, even though they are definitely wounding it. I have given them the clue that what they are doing is insufficient and whether they know about trolls, burning something to injure it and make sure it stays dead [I]does [/I]seem obvious. I'm not going to penalize the players, and by extension their low level characters, because [B]I chose [/B]to throw a troll at them. I want more than "Do I know about trolls and fire? I rolled an 8 for History" out of my players. How about Player: "I was a soldier before adventuring. I used to spend a lot of time with the old veterans listening to their stories - its what made me turn to a life of adventuring. Do I know anything about these monsters and how to prevent them from healing?" DM: "You sure do - you think that these might be trolls and if you remember correctly fire or acid stops their regeneration." No roll necessary [/QUOTE]
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