Is the phenomenon of players not knowing how their characters work real? /u/BisexualTeleriGirl DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I’m a player in two different groups, and I have DMed the occasional one shot with a variety of players, and never once have someone at my table not known how their character works. I can recall once or twice where I’ve asked the DM to make a ruling on a class feature that I wanna use in a way that isn’t RAW. For example once I wanted to see if I could get sneak attack against an object when RAW it only works on creatures. But that’s different from flat out not knowing how your character works.

Now, I get if you’re a new player and you’re not used to playing the game so you need a reminder, but if you’re two months into a campaign and you don’t know how your character works you need to get it together. Where do y’all find these players?

I’m a player in two different groups, and I have DMed the occasional one shot with a variety of players, and never once have someone at my table not known how their character works. I can recall once or twice where I’ve asked the DM to make a ruling on a class feature that I wanna use in a way that isn’t RAW. For example once I wanted to see if I could get sneak attack against an object when RAW it only works on creatures. But that’s different from flat out not knowing how your character works.

Now, I get if you’re a new player and you’re not used to playing the game so you need a reminder, but if you’re two months into a campaign and you don’t know how your character works you need to get it together. Where do y’all find these players?