(in D&D at least)
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How do you create fair encounters without knowing your player's character's stats? ๐คจ
I don't think I've ever needed more information than character level and a vague sense of whether that character/player is more or less effective in combat/social encounters than usual to make them. I definitely don't need to worry about whether they've got expertise in history, that's something they can bring up when I ask them for a history check
Just because I have a sense of what modifiers are and might check during encounter building doesn't mean I have them all memorized. That's genuinely like over a hundred numbers to have memorized. Plus I can look at a sheet while building an encounter and not waste anyone's time.
I never mentioned having them memorized. I specifically said you should have a copy of their sheets. lol
I never said I didn't have the sheets. You keep trying to make this about access to sheets.
Yeah; you just assumed I meant to memorize it, despite my initial comment straight up asking "don't you have your PC's sheets?" ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Throwing whatever you please at them. It's fair because they're informed of the risks and given opportunities to adjust their plans.