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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 3938344" data-attributes="member: 3424">On the other hand, inconsistency can be a deal-breaker for some, because it messes with the player's immersion and/or suspension of disbelief. I know it does for me, which is why I tend to play smart characters. It allows me to consistently solve puzzles and use good tactics in combat without worrying that it would be out of character for my PC. This is my way of not cutting out the parts of the game that I like, while still retaining enough consistency for me to enjoy the game.However, even if the DM and players are happy to live with this inconsistency, a player who uses his ability instead of his character's ability to solve a puzzle is not normally an inconsistency that would sour a game. Few DMs would call out a player for metagaming or acting out of character if he did so. On the other hand, a player who has to use his ability to solve a puzzle instead of his character's is an inconsistency that could do so, especially if the character appears on paper to have an advantage over the player in this respect. What would be the problem with challenging the PC instead of the player in such situations?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 3938344, member: 3424"] On the other hand, inconsistency can be a deal-breaker for some, because it messes with the player's immersion and/or suspension of disbelief. I know it does for me, which is why I tend to play smart characters. It allows me to consistently solve puzzles and use good tactics in combat without worrying that it would be out of character for my PC. This is my way of not cutting out the parts of the game that I like, while still retaining enough consistency for me to enjoy the game. However, even if the DM and players are happy to live with this inconsistency, a player who uses his ability instead of his character's ability to solve a puzzle is not normally an inconsistency that would sour a game. Few DMs would call out a player for metagaming or acting out of character if he did so. On the other hand, a player who has to use his ability to solve a puzzle instead of his character's is an inconsistency that could do so, especially if the character appears on paper to have an advantage over the player in this respect. What would be the problem with challenging the PC instead of the player in such situations? [/QUOTE]

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