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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 782391" data-attributes="member: 5100">We play every Monday from 7:00 to 10:00 and there are 6 of us.Honestly, I think it'd slow down the game to talk stats all the time.  We just stay in character and do what we do.  Everyone has a pretty good idea of what everyone else can do, just no numbers.  That's pretty much how the characters would have to relate to each other, so I don't exactly see it as foolish of them to work together.Everyone knows that the barbarian is the strongest and that I'm next.  The bard and the swashbuckler are lowest on the list, being about average.  I'm the best at athletics (jump, tumble, climb and swim), with the swashbuckler and monk being distant seconds (depending on the exact skill).The wizard, of course, has some spells.  Among them are GMW, Darkvision (our favorite), Cat's Grace, and Lightning Bolt.  Likewise, the bard knows some healing, some summoning, and Invisibility.  My dabbling gives me a couple of 1st level buff spells (Jump, Expeditious Retreat).  What more does anyone need to know?I'm sure everyone has a few things that they aren't sharing, but it's most likely along the lines of "it never came up" than being secretive.  Hey, I even helped my wife get her character into the computer and I don't know everything about it.Personally, I view completely open character sheets about the as I would a player whipping out the Monster Manual in the middle of the game ("It says the bodak's gaze only works to a 30' range.  Everyone pull out your bows.").  It pushes things more to a meta-game standing.Some people like more of a wargame feel, but I'll stick to in-character actions, thanks anyway.</blockquote>

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