D&D 5E How do you roll, DM?

[Swarmkeeper]

Let's do a roll poll. Interested in reading comments describing reasons you roll your dice in front of and/or behind the DM screen.

 

[iserith]

I roll everything in the open. I have nothing to hide when it comes to adjudicating actions.

 

[Ovinomancer]

Always in view, with extremely rare exceptions, so I took the first option.

 

[Asisreo]

I said "Where I roll the dice depends on the roll" because I'll often hide enemy saves (prevents metagaming) and roll random encounter/treasure tables (they don't need that info).

When it comes to attack rolls, I'll roll in front of them because I want them to know when I hit or miss. It's insanely brutal for them. I'm an extremely lucky DM. Even still, everything besides saves and randoms are revealed.

 

[Maxperson]

Most of my rolls are behind the screen. However, sometimes I reveal a roll. And during dramatic moments when the roll really matters, I roll out in front of everyone.

 

[payn]

I use a dice roller on my PC so always hidden. Its not so much because I dont want the players to see the rolls, and more the convenience and speed of play it offers me as a GM.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I voted always roll in open, but I do very rarely roll in secret. When I do it's normally rolling an action that the PCs might not know is taking place (ie. rolling a Stealth roll for NPCs that the PCs don't know are there).

 

[Fenris-77]

This is bery system dependant question. Some games need hidfen dice, others dont. I dont hide dice unless I have to though.

 

[Maxperson]

This is bery system dependant question. Some games need hidfen dice, others dont. I dont hide dice unless I have to though.

Well, it's in the 5e area, so I'm guessing that's the system being polled.

 

[Cadence]

Most of my rolls are behind the screen. However, sometimes I reveal a roll. And during dramatic moments when the roll really matters, I roll out in front of everyone.

Same for me.

(But I feel like I should switch to the open in more cases).