Editing Table Etiquette (section)

= Metagaming =
In general, metagaming is a form of cheating and generally frowned upon.

* Character vs Player knowledge
** It is important to consider that players might learn things from the GM or other players that their characters wouldn't otherwise be privy to. Play them assuming they don't know about those things until otherwise stated.
* Published adventure plots
** Most of the things we'll be playing will be from published stuff. Players could easily obtain the PDF, read through it, and then play through it with that knowledge in hand.
*** This is kinda unavoidable if players end up repeating a PFS scenario on a new character, but still everyone should attempt to separate player and character knowledge.
* published monster stats
** Same as above, monsters can be looked up in published bestiaries, Archives of Nethys, or elsewhere on the internet. Embrace the cinematography of the encounter and the struggle the characters are facing, even if the abilities are well-known. Plus there are [[Recall knowledge|in-game methods]] to get access to some of this information.
* bribing the GM
** Just cause someone bought the GM a yacht doesn't get them a free pass in the next boss fight.
** My only main method of accepting bribes with in-person play might be someone who ordered the game night pizza gets an extra hero point or two, but that's about it and it's not worth the expense. Also, kinda moot with virtual play :)