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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 7401332" data-attributes="member: 6879661"><p>There are other beneficial reasons for rolling behind the screen, other than fudging dice.</p><p></p><p>- it means players can’t calculate that a monsters stats are to work out what it needed to hit or miss. Thereby approximating its stats.</p><p></p><p>- the players can’t count sneak dice or fireball dice to work out what a creatures max level is.</p><p></p><p>- rolls that are secret, for instance against passive perception are easier to disguise because you’re rolling all dice behind the board rather than just secret ones.</p><p></p><p>- it’s simply easier than the DM having to reach forward over the board to roll and then get the dice back. I have a wyrmwood board that is quite tall and takes the width of the table if I want to roll in view I have to stand up and lean forward.</p><p></p><p>Every one of my players has had an individual conversation with me about fudging and has said “if it makes the game better do it, we trust you.”</p><p></p><p> There are a few tricks I try and do...</p><p></p><p>- If I roll a crit on an attack then I lift the board without touching the dice and show them the twenty. (I would never fake a crit because there are easier ways to make an encounter harder)</p><p></p><p>- Some particularly tense rolls I stand up roll out in the open. Crucial ‘sleep’ saving throws when a boss is poised to succeed etc.</p><p></p><p>- I regularly roll dice for no good reason then flick through pages to double check things.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion our games have improved since all our DMs started doing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 7401332, member: 6879661"] There are other beneficial reasons for rolling behind the screen, other than fudging dice. - it means players can’t calculate that a monsters stats are to work out what it needed to hit or miss. Thereby approximating its stats. - the players can’t count sneak dice or fireball dice to work out what a creatures max level is. - rolls that are secret, for instance against passive perception are easier to disguise because you’re rolling all dice behind the board rather than just secret ones. - it’s simply easier than the DM having to reach forward over the board to roll and then get the dice back. I have a wyrmwood board that is quite tall and takes the width of the table if I want to roll in view I have to stand up and lean forward. Every one of my players has had an individual conversation with me about fudging and has said “if it makes the game better do it, we trust you.” There are a few tricks I try and do... - If I roll a crit on an attack then I lift the board without touching the dice and show them the twenty. (I would never fake a crit because there are easier ways to make an encounter harder) - Some particularly tense rolls I stand up roll out in the open. Crucial ‘sleep’ saving throws when a boss is poised to succeed etc. - I regularly roll dice for no good reason then flick through pages to double check things. In my opinion our games have improved since all our DMs started doing it. [/QUOTE]
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