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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5080260" data-attributes="member: 386">Interesting thread!What does a player base his PC's decisions on when he knows that he doesn't have all the information?It seems that the player will explore the game world to fill the gaps in his knowledge, especially if the game is about challenging the player.What about metagame considerations?&nbsp; That information doesn't leave a player even if he's going through multiple PCs.&nbsp; It can be hard to forget that fire stops a troll from regenerating, or deciding when a new PC might put two and two together and come to this realization. You could also metagame by reading the DM - &quot;Joe doesn't believe in pacifism, so there's probably something up with those peaceful monks living in the middle of Demon Valley.&quot;&nbsp; But is that metagaming or making assumptions about the setting?&nbsp; Hmm...What responsibilities does the DM have when running a game like that?&nbsp; It seems as though his rulings would have to be principled and consistent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5080260, member: 386"] Interesting thread! What does a player base his PC's decisions on when he [i]knows[/i] that he doesn't have all the information? It seems that the player will explore the game world to fill the gaps in his knowledge, especially if the game is about challenging the player. What about metagame considerations? That information doesn't leave a player even if he's going through multiple PCs. It can be hard to forget that fire stops a troll from regenerating, or deciding when a new PC might put two and two together and come to this realization. You could also metagame by reading the DM - "Joe doesn't believe in pacifism, so there's probably something up with those peaceful monks living in the middle of Demon Valley." But is that metagaming or making assumptions about the setting? Hmm... What responsibilities does the DM have when running a game like that? It seems as though his rulings would have to be principled and consistent. [/QUOTE]

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