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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7616931" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Considering the character sheets came out right after the 1e DMG did, I doubt it did. Clearly the intent was that the players should have that info. I didn't start playing until 1981 (after character sheets existed), but I'm guessing if players did play that way (with players calling out what their roll was and the DM looking at the chart), it was quickly discovered that that is a bad way to do things, because it's too much work for the DM and slows things down, and thus that info was put on the character sheets almost immediately after the DMG came out.</p><p></p><p>Either way, since that info was on the character sheet, and the character sheets came out right after the DMG, it's clear that wasn't intended to be DM only information. I played 1e from 1981 to 2012 and never saw a single person not know what AC they hit when they rolled (unless they were brand new and learning the rules). Not saying it didn't happen, but I'm sure it is much more the exception rather than the rule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7616931, member: 15700"] Considering the character sheets came out right after the 1e DMG did, I doubt it did. Clearly the intent was that the players should have that info. I didn't start playing until 1981 (after character sheets existed), but I'm guessing if players did play that way (with players calling out what their roll was and the DM looking at the chart), it was quickly discovered that that is a bad way to do things, because it's too much work for the DM and slows things down, and thus that info was put on the character sheets almost immediately after the DMG came out. Either way, since that info was on the character sheet, and the character sheets came out right after the DMG, it's clear that wasn't intended to be DM only information. I played 1e from 1981 to 2012 and never saw a single person not know what AC they hit when they rolled (unless they were brand new and learning the rules). Not saying it didn't happen, but I'm sure it is much more the exception rather than the rule. [/QUOTE]
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