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<blockquote data-quote="taliesin15" data-source="post: 4576766" data-attributes="member: 22058">old greybeard writes:I entirely agree with those who say the player is being whiney (sometimes I think players like that confuse D&amp;D with videogames).But--and this point is germane to the point of more intelligent monsters using sneaky tactics and the DM roleplaying them that way--how intelligent is this Barbarian character? At first glance, it does sound like he could be a big dumb guy, OTOH, at 9th level, presumably he has had 9 levels of training (and experience). Even though he is a Barbarian and not a Fighter, surely the character should not be so green in terms of battle tactics, right?Of course, the burden is on the players to role play right, but sometimes IMC I'll slip players a note in effect saying &quot;your training suggests you try this or that battle tactic with this monster&quot;--very rarely will I do that, and usually I'll have notes written for all the players, giving them different impressions on an unusual encounter, each reflecting the class, race and background unique to them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="taliesin15, post: 4576766, member: 22058"] old greybeard writes: I entirely agree with those who say the player is being whiney (sometimes I think players like that confuse D&D with videogames). But--and this point is germane to the point of more intelligent monsters using sneaky tactics and the DM roleplaying them that way--how intelligent is this Barbarian character? At first glance, it does sound like he could be a big dumb guy, OTOH, at 9th level, presumably he has had 9 levels of training (and experience). Even though he is a Barbarian and not a Fighter, surely the character should not be so green in terms of battle tactics, right? Of course, the burden is on the players to role play right, but sometimes IMC I'll slip players a note in effect saying "your training suggests you try this or that battle tactic with this monster"--very rarely will I do that, and usually I'll have notes written for all the players, giving them different impressions on an unusual encounter, each reflecting the class, race and background unique to them. [/QUOTE]

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