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<blockquote data-quote="Baldurs_Underdark" data-source="post: 8727982" data-attributes="member: 6880355">Some players know a lot more about the lore of the Forgotten Realms than me. So, if they meta-game that into the story it is at their own risk. I may homebrew some details differently than in the books/wiki. Example:PCs arrive in Silverymoon, after a long travel. <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player: My character will check in with Sernius Alathar of the Knights in Silver.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> DM: The who? What?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player: Sernius Alathar of the Knights in Silver - who defend Silverymoon. Those knights may help us. They are sworn enemies of the orcs.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> DM: You walk around the town, but find no such person or organization.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player: I'm sure they are here. I will search harder.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> DM (out-of-char): Your PC has also never heard of such organization, and you realize you must have dreamed this.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Player (now also out-of-char): But that's nonsense, they are famous. Everyone knows that. Check the wiki.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> DM: Yes, but I didn't know that, and I didn't read the wiki. Instead I wrote something different. Stop meta-gaming.</li>
</ul>(I would allow a History check if the player asks if they know any enemies of the orcs and/or if they know who defends the town, and other checks if they simply go to the town guards).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Baldurs_Underdark, post: 8727982, member: 6880355"] Some players know a lot more about the lore of the Forgotten Realms than me. So, if they meta-game that into the story it is at their own risk. I may homebrew some details differently than in the books/wiki. Example: PCs arrive in Silverymoon, after a long travel. [LIST] [*]Player: My character will check in with Sernius Alathar of the Knights in Silver. [*] DM: The who? What? [*]Player: Sernius Alathar of the Knights in Silver - who defend Silverymoon. Those knights may help us. They are sworn enemies of the orcs. [*] DM: You walk around the town, but find no such person or organization. [*]Player: I'm sure they are here. I will search harder. [*] DM (out-of-char): Your PC has also never heard of such organization, and you realize you must have dreamed this. [*]Player (now also out-of-char): But that's nonsense, they are famous. Everyone knows that. Check the wiki. [*] DM: Yes, but I didn't know that, and I didn't read the wiki. Instead I wrote something different. Stop meta-gaming. [/LIST] (I would allow a History check if the player asks if they know any enemies of the orcs and/or if they know who defends the town, and other checks if they simply go to the town guards). [/QUOTE]

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