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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 4460908" data-attributes="member: 41321">With a new table rule (like &quot;everyone roll in this shoebox lid&quot;) she will probably realize that the rule was made for her benefit, but a rule like that will not necessarily mean that EVERYONE at the table knows she was cheating, just the DM.&nbsp; It's a way of trying to correct the behavior without singling out the cheater - somebody who was previously unaware of the cheating would probably suspect that somebody was cheating, but not who or how often.Nothing you do will keep the cheater in the dark (at least not for long).&nbsp; She'll know that people know she cheated in any case, the trick is to try and keep the perception that not many people know so you can reduce her embarrassment.There's a big difference between, &quot;Crap, the DM knows I've been cheating and made this rule to stop me,&quot; and, &quot;Crap, they've been talking about me behind my back and are making fun of me by shouting out my rolls.&quot;&nbsp; In both ways the cheater knows she's caught, but in one way she probably feels much worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 4460908, member: 41321"] With a new table rule (like "everyone roll in this shoebox lid") she will probably realize that the rule was made for her benefit, but a rule like that will not necessarily mean that EVERYONE at the table knows she was cheating, just the DM. It's a way of trying to correct the behavior without singling out the cheater - somebody who was previously unaware of the cheating would probably suspect that somebody was cheating, but not who or how often. Nothing you do will keep the cheater in the dark (at least not for long). She'll know that people know she cheated in any case, the trick is to try and keep the perception that not many people know so you can reduce her embarrassment. There's a big difference between, "Crap, the DM knows I've been cheating and made this rule to stop me," and, "Crap, they've been talking about me behind my back and are making fun of me by shouting out my rolls." In both ways the cheater knows she's caught, but in one way she probably feels much worse. [/QUOTE]

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