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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1846982" data-attributes="member: 633">Do they know skill check DCs before they decide to use the skill?&nbsp;It depends on whether the character has a way of estimating the action's difficulty. They can generally know the exact DC of a Jump or Climb check. They can generally never know even the approximate DC of a Spot or Sense Motive check. They can sometimes know whether a Knowledge DC is high or low.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do they get to know the save DCs they're rolling against?&nbsp;No. Though, if they've done the same save multiple times (eg, against ghouls), I may eventually tell them the DC since I figure their characters would eventually get a solid estimate of the power of the effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do they get to know which spell an NPC threw at them?&nbsp;Yes. With a Spellcraft check. Of course, the players can recognize common spells from my description of the effect; they don't need Spellcraft to understand what &quot;a fiery bead strikes the ground behind you and explodes in a huge ball of flames&quot; means.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you tell them the AC of a combat target? Or get them to roll and you tell them whether you hit or not? Something else?&nbsp;They roll and I tell whether they hit or miss. If they ask, or if it sounds cool, I tell them whether they hit the armor or missed entirely - this is pretty simple: if they would have hit touch AC, then it was the armor that deflected the blow. Otherwise, they really missed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you tell them the total dice rolls or just whether the NPC failed or suceeded at whatever they were trying to do?&nbsp;I don't tell anything about NPCs' rolls.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 1846982, member: 633"] [b]Do they know skill check DCs before they decide to use the skill?[/b] It depends on whether the character has a way of estimating the action's difficulty. They can generally know the exact DC of a Jump or Climb check. They can generally never know even the approximate DC of a Spot or Sense Motive check. They can sometimes know whether a Knowledge DC is high or low. [b]Do they get to know the save DCs they're rolling against?[/b] No. Though, if they've done the same save multiple times (eg, against ghouls), I may eventually tell them the DC since I figure their characters would eventually get a solid estimate of the power of the effect. [b]Do they get to know which spell an NPC threw at them?[/b] Yes. With a Spellcraft check. Of course, the players can recognize common spells from my description of the effect; they don't need Spellcraft to understand what "a fiery bead strikes the ground behind you and explodes in a huge ball of flames" means. [b]Do you tell them the AC of a combat target? Or get them to roll and you tell them whether you hit or not? Something else?[/b] They roll and I tell whether they hit or miss. If they ask, or if it sounds cool, I tell them whether they hit the armor or missed entirely - this is pretty simple: if they would have hit touch AC, then it was the armor that deflected the blow. Otherwise, they really missed. [b]Do you tell them the total dice rolls or just whether the NPC failed or suceeded at whatever they were trying to do?[/b] I don't tell anything about NPCs' rolls. [/QUOTE]

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