@The_Picard_Maneuver Well, yeah^^ I don't even waste time constructing in-depth scenes with clues when I'm a GM/DM. I just give the players an "Education" or "Common Sense" skill and have them roll on that or Int or Wis. I also spend a good portion of game time making sure they haven't attributed the points I gave them in their "Education" or "Common Sense" skill to a combat skill. The nearly always do & nearly always say "but I thought..."
@The_Picard_Maneuver Well, yeah^^ I don't even waste time constructing in-depth scenes with clues when I'm a GM/DM. I just give the players an "Education" or "Common Sense" skill and have them roll on that or Int or Wis. I also spend a good portion of game time making sure they haven't attributed the points I gave them in their "Education" or "Common Sense" skill to a combat skill. The nearly always do & nearly always say "but I thought..."