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<blockquote data-quote="Riley37" data-source="post: 6462994" data-attributes="member: 6786839">The PHB and DMG include some rules mechanics: this is how an ability test works, these weapons are versatile, etc., these are some standardized conditions (paralyzed etc.)They also include some setting info: these are the races which become PCs, here are some races which do not, here's the languages they speak and the scripts they use to write, here's the coins used in any D&amp;D world, here's the default ratio, EVERYWHERE, of gold pieces to pounds of wheat (that is, the commonly accepted price).Any magic item less generic than a +1 Sword is an aspect of the setting. Some players want their characters to have more encyclopedic knowledge of the game world, than you or I have of our own world. (If I run into a bear in the woods, I'll know what it is, and I know it can sprint faster than I can, but I personally don't know whether a brown bear or black bear has more HP.) Some DMs are fine with this. Some are not. Some players WANT their DM to introduce monsters and magic items that are new to both the PC and the player!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Riley37, post: 6462994, member: 6786839"] The PHB and DMG include some rules mechanics: this is how an ability test works, these weapons are versatile, etc., these are some standardized conditions (paralyzed etc.) They also include some setting info: these are the races which become PCs, here are some races which do not, here's the languages they speak and the scripts they use to write, here's the coins used in any D&D world, here's the default ratio, EVERYWHERE, of gold pieces to pounds of wheat (that is, the commonly accepted price). Any magic item less generic than a +1 Sword is an aspect of the setting. Some players want their characters to have more encyclopedic knowledge of the game world, than you or I have of our own world. (If I run into a bear in the woods, I'll know what it is, and I know it can sprint faster than I can, but I personally don't know whether a brown bear or black bear has more HP.) Some DMs are fine with this. Some are not. Some players WANT their DM to introduce monsters and magic items that are new to both the PC and the player! [/QUOTE]

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