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Wouldn't that be metagaming?
I know general game mechanics pretty well to perceive many things a character would not know. I am pretty sure that in the spirit of roleplay i have to adjust to my characters Stats.
In the example it would be Elon rolling their deception against my intelligence/perception, which whatever skill the Dm decides is most relevant. Also because the game Master is always right and has the final say as an actual dictator.
The player abuse and sex stuff just seems like a consent issue. There are probably groups that are into that just like there are many that don’t. A good Dm and play group should communicate beforehand if they allow such things and also respect peoples wish to stop playing if they are uncomfortable.
They can also use the x-card system
It could be, but it doesn't have to be. It all depends on the characters involved.
The DM can referee in the dispute but they (usually) can't say your character would or wouldn't believe something.
A good DM might ask you to in-character justify your bias, for example. They're also supposed to listen if you say "I don't trust Count Fuckface on account of him having a history of being a Fuckface and also he's standing over a cooling corpse with bloody hands."
If a player is metagaming that's a separate problem from their character being biased, or having a reasonably justified suspicion or whatever.
Or never, ever being interested in the creepy player's character because they don't like their vibes.