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<blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 882619" data-attributes="member: 2572"><p>As I quote myself. Let me give a couple examples of things I am thinking about.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I understand the definition of using OOC knowlege IC. however reasonable people disagree on what is OOC knowlegde. </p><p></p><p>Can characters know that Trolls need fire to be killed or that you need silver for lycantropes. I've seen some DMs complain about 3rd level characters using silver on lycanthropes while others feel that this is something everyone in a world of monstes would know.</p><p></p><p>I have seen complaints about players who plan out thier level progression to meet a PrC requirement while others argue that we do this in the real world by taking classes we need for a degree in college to get a job we want so this is not unreasonable in DnD either.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In our group when I ask how damaged people "look" so I can decide who to heal. I am willing to accept both "pretty bad" or I'm down to 13. No one tells me who to heal though, that is my choice. I personally am not bothered by a number and can do the math myself as to how bad it is. Some people are more comfortable giving a number and I won't try to make them change since it doesn't bother me.</p><p></p><p>As for the PrC planning, even if you think it is "Meta-gaming" how bad is it realy?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Since reasonable people disagree at times on what Meta-gaming is it strikes me as elitist when another's reasonable opinion is dismissed as invalid because it is "Meta-gaming".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brown Jenkin, post: 882619, member: 2572"] As I quote myself. Let me give a couple examples of things I am thinking about. I understand the definition of using OOC knowlege IC. however reasonable people disagree on what is OOC knowlegde. Can characters know that Trolls need fire to be killed or that you need silver for lycantropes. I've seen some DMs complain about 3rd level characters using silver on lycanthropes while others feel that this is something everyone in a world of monstes would know. I have seen complaints about players who plan out thier level progression to meet a PrC requirement while others argue that we do this in the real world by taking classes we need for a degree in college to get a job we want so this is not unreasonable in DnD either. In our group when I ask how damaged people "look" so I can decide who to heal. I am willing to accept both "pretty bad" or I'm down to 13. No one tells me who to heal though, that is my choice. I personally am not bothered by a number and can do the math myself as to how bad it is. Some people are more comfortable giving a number and I won't try to make them change since it doesn't bother me. As for the PrC planning, even if you think it is "Meta-gaming" how bad is it realy? Since reasonable people disagree at times on what Meta-gaming is it strikes me as elitist when another's reasonable opinion is dismissed as invalid because it is "Meta-gaming". [/QUOTE]
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