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<blockquote data-quote="Harmon" data-source="post: 2847456" data-attributes="member: 24357"><p>Player- "Hide 43."</p><p></p><p>GM- "43? Can you run that by me? Dex is a 20 (+5), Cloak of Elvenkind +10, and ranks of 4, that is a 19 total skill? Rolled a d20? And you rolled a 43?"</p><p></p><p>Player- "ya."</p><p></p><p>GM <blink,blink> "Okay."</p><p></p><p>Continue without pause.</p><p></p><p>GM- "roll for to hit."</p><p></p><p>Player- "39, and a threat. Confirmed. Sixty two points of damage."</p><p></p><p>GM- "39? Can you run that by me?"</p><p></p><p>And so on. Let the other Players hear, let him hear himself saying it. Do not call him on it. Count (a loud) the number of twenties he rolls in a single session. Count the number that everyone else rolls. Tell the other Players that you are figuring this out and you ask them to be honest.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the session ask everyone for their character sheets, and gear lists. Go over only his, double check all his ranks, hit modifiers, everything. Ask him to join you for coffee or come over early "Jack, I really like gaming with you, anyone else and I would have dealt with this differently. Your cheating, its hurting the enjoyment of the sessions. Please, man, just help me out. Could you remake your character using the books, and please- don't cheat on your dice rolls anymore. I am asking you this as a friend."</p><p></p><p>If you are calm, kind and not throwing his cheating in his face in front of the others or otherwise, things should turn out for the best.</p><p></p><p>Hope this turns out well for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harmon, post: 2847456, member: 24357"] Player- "Hide 43." GM- "43? Can you run that by me? Dex is a 20 (+5), Cloak of Elvenkind +10, and ranks of 4, that is a 19 total skill? Rolled a d20? And you rolled a 43?" Player- "ya." GM <blink,blink> "Okay." Continue without pause. GM- "roll for to hit." Player- "39, and a threat. Confirmed. Sixty two points of damage." GM- "39? Can you run that by me?" And so on. Let the other Players hear, let him hear himself saying it. Do not call him on it. Count (a loud) the number of twenties he rolls in a single session. Count the number that everyone else rolls. Tell the other Players that you are figuring this out and you ask them to be honest. At the end of the session ask everyone for their character sheets, and gear lists. Go over only his, double check all his ranks, hit modifiers, everything. Ask him to join you for coffee or come over early "Jack, I really like gaming with you, anyone else and I would have dealt with this differently. Your cheating, its hurting the enjoyment of the sessions. Please, man, just help me out. Could you remake your character using the books, and please- don't cheat on your dice rolls anymore. I am asking you this as a friend." If you are calm, kind and not throwing his cheating in his face in front of the others or otherwise, things should turn out for the best. Hope this turns out well for you. [/QUOTE]
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