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<blockquote data-quote="5ekyu" data-source="post: 7587427" data-attributes="member: 6919838">not gonna get drawn into the merits or demerits of a Gm fiat deciding to skip an entire process in the game that is integrally tied to character survival. If thats an example you want to stand on for your &quot;balance&quot; between &quot;the use of dice against deciding on success&quot; that is pretty clear.but for me, i do not have to use judgement before an ability check is made... i can decide &quot;impossible&quot;, &quot;auto-success&quot; and DCs based on my consistent approaches to those that my players have seen in play whether it is before the roll or not. The only possible change is if the player did not realize they have advantage or disad, i can tell them to roll another die and why - again - in keeping with my established and shown in play patterns. that first clackety-clack of the bouncey die thingy does not force my brain to turn off, you know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="5ekyu, post: 7587427, member: 6919838"] not gonna get drawn into the merits or demerits of a Gm fiat deciding to skip an entire process in the game that is integrally tied to character survival. If thats an example you want to stand on for your "balance" between "the use of dice against deciding on success" that is pretty clear. but for me, i do not have to use judgement before an ability check is made... i can decide "impossible", "auto-success" and DCs based on my consistent approaches to those that my players have seen in play whether it is before the roll or not. The only possible change is if the player did not realize they have advantage or disad, i can tell them to roll another die and why - again - in keeping with my established and shown in play patterns. that first clackety-clack of the bouncey die thingy does not force my brain to turn off, you know. [/QUOTE]

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