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Message: <blockquote data-quote="armac" data-source="post: 3527382" data-attributes="member: 1390">When I DM, I always roll out in the open.  I started doing this when one group of players asked me to.  The exceptions to this are things like refresh rates for Breath Weapons, and secret skill checks like you listed.What I've found is that character deaths have gone up with me not being able to fudge the dice, and that players really pay attention to what I roll.  It has also resulted in them metagaming and tracking what the attack bonuses and damage bonuses that the opponents have.  I really don't mind, but I know it would drive other people crazy.Now, when I'm playing, there are certain DMs I've played with that I trust to keep their rolls secret, but there are certain ones that I wish would roll in the open.  I've had way too many instances of "I rolled a 20, now to confirm whether it is a crit or not" from one of them.  I started tracking the 20s against me for a couple of sessions, and it was in the 30% range.  A wee bit above average.  Other players in the game didn't seem to have the same average either, but were suspicious.  Sigh.  Oh well, I muddled through, and visited the Cleric a lot.So, I guess, I don't mind having DMs roll secretly and cheat to help the party or the game, but I'm not a fan of possibly cheating on secret die rolls if it is hurting my character.</blockquote>