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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bawylie" data-source="post: 6728706" data-attributes="member: 6776133">Building off that, I feel there's a bit too much concern over the number on the die as opposed to the result of the action. D&D had a binary fail/succeed setup. So if the DC is 10, an 11 and a 17 are equally successful. As 1 and 9 equally failures. But we intuit more success with a higher number (and we have a critical at 20). So we have a weird situation where, unless the die result is particularly important, the only information it imparts is success or failure. (13A and *world make specific results slightly more important). So on this matter, I don't care if players always see their results or not. By default, bc idc, I always show. If I were to fudge dice, or something like that, I'd be more inclined to hide some. But as it is, the only thing the die is telling is whether the action succeeded or failed. Which I'm about to announce anyway. So, whatever tension is to occur happens anyway before the die is cast. Anyway, no harm in showing always. Some harm in not showing could be (justly or unjustly) perceived, particularly if you're known to fudge dice. But all that's a side issue as to whether or not the action succeeded or failed, which in the end, is all that matters about the roll.Edit: to clarify. I always show PC rolls. I often withhold DM rolls simply bc they occur on my side of the screen. This isn't important though, just curcumstantial matter of location. If I play w/o screen, my rolls are unhidden.</blockquote>

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