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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6987536" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Well yeah, but that's all information that the PCs would reasonably know.&nbsp; You as the DM aren't giving away anything that a PC wouldn't be able to deduce on their own.&nbsp; But you're also not telling them &quot;no, don't bother, you can't&quot;.&nbsp; You're letting the PCs decide that.&nbsp; With something like a low level party against Demogorgan, or going up against 300 orcs might seem really obvious, sometimes it's not so obvious to them and only DM knowledge tells you that they have no chance.&nbsp; Do you tell them that flat out?&nbsp; Or do you let them make the risk assessment on their own based upon the info their PCs would reasonably know?&nbsp; I have a feeling you do the latter, as I do.&nbsp; and I have a hard time seeing as how the latter means I'm taking away choice, because that's quite the opposite of what I'm actually doing.&nbsp; YMMV of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6987536, member: 15700"] Well yeah, but that's all information that the PCs would reasonably know. You as the DM aren't giving away anything that a PC wouldn't be able to deduce on their own. But you're also not telling them "no, don't bother, you can't". You're letting the PCs decide that. With something like a low level party against Demogorgan, or going up against 300 orcs might seem really obvious, sometimes it's not so obvious to them and only DM knowledge tells you that they have no chance. Do you tell them that flat out? Or do you let them make the risk assessment on their own based upon the info their PCs would reasonably know? I have a feeling you do the latter, as I do. and I have a hard time seeing as how the latter means I'm taking away choice, because that's quite the opposite of what I'm actually doing. YMMV of course. [/QUOTE]

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