[Ranylyn]

Being able to know what mechanical skills someone will be using based on the mechanical weapon type, instead of what they're RPing, is metagame.

There's no purpose for regular players to be able to see one another's equipment other than metagame.

Pretending to be lightly clothed while packing armor with a weight of 30 or more is every bit as metagamey, as it fools opponents into doing things they would not otherwise do, such as attacking physically when they have a way to attack magically. That's EXACTLY why I said to show the name of the gear and type of weapon but not specifics; in this example of heavy armor on a character wearing light clothes, it would be cool to "feel" their barrier spell, but not knowing the exact specifics of it.

I've seen it all, trust me. It's every bit as egregious as the reverse.