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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8935891" data-attributes="member: 29398">For questions like the first three above, if I-as-DM don't already know the answer I kind of already use an informal oracle-like system for myself: I just roll for it (or, in the case of the Baron question, have the player roll for it); but the PCs may or may not know until-unless they interact or ask questions.For example, a non-local PC isn't likely to know if it's safer to travel by sea or land until-unless asking in-character someone familiar with the region; and at that point I'd roll to see a) what the true answer is and then b) whether the local knows it.&nbsp; They won't know if any of the Goblins speak Orcish until-unless they overhear it being spoken or try speaking it to the Goblins and see if any respond.Getting useful answers for the last two would almost always require actual research by the PCs, in terms of investigation or divination or consulting with someone.&nbsp; The Oracle, as you present it here, would seem to be intended as a means of bypassing this in-character info-gathering process, which isn't something I'd want.Note this applies to larger groups as well as solo or small group play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8935891, member: 29398"] For questions like the first three above, if I-as-DM don't already know the answer I kind of already use an informal oracle-like system for myself: I just roll for it (or, in the case of the Baron question, have the player roll for it); but the PCs may or may not know until-unless they interact or ask questions. For example, a non-local PC isn't likely to know if it's safer to travel by sea or land until-unless asking in-character someone familiar with the region; and at that point I'd roll to see a) what the true answer is and then b) whether the local knows it. They won't know if any of the Goblins speak Orcish until-unless they overhear it being spoken or try speaking it to the Goblins and see if any respond. Getting useful answers for the last two would almost always require actual research by the PCs, in terms of investigation or divination or consulting with someone. The Oracle, as you present it here, would seem to be intended as a means of bypassing this in-character info-gathering process, which isn't something I'd want. Note this applies to larger groups as well as solo or small group play. [/QUOTE]

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