2019-01-16 In Character Knowledge

Been listening to @Judd’s podcast, Daydreaming about Dragons. He talks about character knowledge. Here’s how I handle it:

=> @Judd | He talks about character knowledge

• If you know it, your character knows it, if you want to. That takes care of everyday knowledge about monsters (orcs, trolls).
• If I remember that your characters have heard it before in this campaign, and you seem to have forgotten even though you’re trying to remember, I’ll provide a hint (”I think some told you about this before, she had a minotaur companion...”) and if you then find it in your notes or the campaign wiki, you know it.
• If everybody knows it in the setting, you know it.
• If it belongs to your character’s background, you know it. If you haven’t picked a background, tell us about it and write it down, and then you know it. Every retainer can also have a background, so working together from diverse backgrounds you might cover quite a bit.
• If you ask non-player characters, they’ll provide unreliable information that depends on their in-game situation. Sages and the like will often know more than peasants, obviously.

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