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<blockquote data-quote="TheBanjoNerd" data-source="post: 8172643" data-attributes="member: 6776551"><p>re: dice fudging</p><p>I've always been of the opinion, that fudging roles should only be done in the event that accepting the dice as they rolled would result in a distinct lack of fun, or interesting narrative outcome.</p><p>Case in point: Recently during a session, all of my players had been rolling poorly all night and they were being decimated in combat. Everyone at the table was not having fun, at all. So I changed gears, fudged one or two monster attacks into misses while also introducing a few narrative actions to turn the tide in their favor. Lo and behold, on the next combat round, my players started rolling better and the entire mood of the table shifted for the better. At the end of the night, they were telling me it was the most fun they've had in the campaign thus far.</p><p></p><p>Could I have let the dice lay where they fall, sure. It's possible that they could have turned things around on their own. It's also possible there could have been a TPK and a lot of sour feelings. I think that smart DMing with a rare occurrence of fudged rolls used with discretion is a happy medium.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBanjoNerd, post: 8172643, member: 6776551"] re: dice fudging I've always been of the opinion, that fudging roles should only be done in the event that accepting the dice as they rolled would result in a distinct lack of fun, or interesting narrative outcome. Case in point: Recently during a session, all of my players had been rolling poorly all night and they were being decimated in combat. Everyone at the table was not having fun, at all. So I changed gears, fudged one or two monster attacks into misses while also introducing a few narrative actions to turn the tide in their favor. Lo and behold, on the next combat round, my players started rolling better and the entire mood of the table shifted for the better. At the end of the night, they were telling me it was the most fun they've had in the campaign thus far. Could I have let the dice lay where they fall, sure. It's possible that they could have turned things around on their own. It's also possible there could have been a TPK and a lot of sour feelings. I think that smart DMing with a rare occurrence of fudged rolls used with discretion is a happy medium. [/QUOTE]
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