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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Irlo" data-source="post: 8830067" data-attributes="member: 7028372">Do I know that goblins ride dire wolves as mounts? That dire wolves hunt in packs? Do I know what a dire wolf is? Do I know what a wolf is? Do I know what a dog is?Do I know that red dragons breathe fire? Do I know the dragons have breath weapons? Do I know what a dragon is?Do I know that fire and acid suppress a troll's regeneration? Do I know that trolls regenerate? Do I know that trolls eat people? Do I know what a troll is?I'm a 1st level fighter with a hermit background and no applicable skill proficiencies. Do I know how to build a boat? Do I know how to maneuver a canoe? Do I know what a canoe is?You don't really want the players to ask about everything that they think might be common knowledge. You're drawing a firm line between points of knowledge and world experience that can be assumed by the player and those that need DM approval, and that line is based on your personal preference and judgment. We all do that. The game doesn't function otherwise. There is no way to record on a character sheet through skills, background, back story, and actual play all the things that a character would know if they lived and breathed in that world. And that means there is room for good-faith disagreement between DM and player (and among players themselves) about what is considered common knowledge.</blockquote>