So, you have only one goal when you sit at the table? Okay. Do you figure that's a reasonable assumption for others - that they only have the one goal, and it matches yours? We are all playing for the same single thing?
D&D 5E Players: Why Do You Want to Roll a d20?
So, you have only one goal when you sit at the table? Okay. Do you figure that's a reasonable assumption for others - that they only have the one goal, and it matches yours? We are all playing for the same single thing?
Michael Silverbane
Adventurer
No risk, no reward.
ok my cynicism aside. Why do I personally like to roll a d20?
Because I don't always like to get my way. I want to have surprises in my plans and then to adjust to them.
The fickle d20 can bring surprises and challenges when you roll that 1 or several of them. I get the argument that a player playing the master thief should just be able to automatically be a maser thief because it fits their character and let them have fun. If that is the goal then why have rules just do some storytelling.
Note: I'm not saying this is the right or wrong way to play. If you like this then absolutely play how you want!
Because I don't always like to get my way. I want to have surprises in my plans and then to adjust to them.
The fickle d20 can bring surprises and challenges when you roll that 1 or several of them. I get the argument that a player playing the master thief should just be able to automatically be a maser thief because it fits their character and let them have fun. If that is the goal then why have rules just do some storytelling.
Note: I'm not saying this is the right or wrong way to play. If you like this then absolutely play how you want!
BookBarbarian
Expert Long Rester
A friend of mine suggested DMing a game where he as the DM would make all the rolls. I told him I'm not the kind of guy who bets on other people playing Craps, it's a lot more fun if I roll the dice.
iserith
Magic Wordsmith
Then I'm not sure why you brought up your personal goal in Vegas. Can you explain why it was relevant?
Bawylie
A very OK person
Definitely, this applies often.
Sometimes, though, it doesn’t. Like figuring out a puzzle. Sometimes there’s great satisfaction in finding that “just right” action that basically “wins” the whole thing.
billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
Based on my experience with play-by-post and other messageboard games, players often put a roll in their posts in an attempt to boost efficiency. They don't want the game to be held up for hours (even days) because they did something only to have a GM come back with "Make your Wisdom (Insight) check," which then necessitates another post by the player for the roll, followed by yet another for the GM's adjudication of that roll.
I've seen similar behavior at tabletop convention games as well where there is often a time limit on the event.
I did once have to tell a messageboard player in my game,"You don't really need to make a Diplomacy roll every time you talk to someone," because it was getting a bit tedious to see it. But it's not all that problematic a behavior because, even in a game in which I'm encouraged to only call for a roll when I think it's necessary, I can ignore the roll he made in favor of the adjudication I was going to make anyway if it was going to be an auto-success or auto-fail.
I've seen similar behavior at tabletop convention games as well where there is often a time limit on the event.
I did once have to tell a messageboard player in my game,"You don't really need to make a Diplomacy roll every time you talk to someone," because it was getting a bit tedious to see it. But it's not all that problematic a behavior because, even in a game in which I'm encouraged to only call for a roll when I think it's necessary, I can ignore the roll he made in favor of the adjudication I was going to make anyway if it was going to be an auto-success or auto-fail.
jasper
Rotten DM
I'm interested in hearing why you want to roll a d20?.....because my dice talk to me in my sleep if I don't roll them often. Rolling the dice gives Jasper nice long rest. Not rolling the nice pretty dice results in short rest with little sleep and dice telling me to ..... do not nice things.
It is by sweating palm and whimpy muscles I set the dice into motion
It is the thought of be alone with DIE four I set the dice into motion
It is the plastic of Gynax that Cheesex acquire stains, stains are a warning.
It is by sweating palm and whimpy muscles I set the dice into motion
It is the thought of be alone with DIE four I set the dice into motion
It is the plastic of Gynax that Cheesex acquire stains, stains are a warning.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
I used to feel this as a player very much. The dice were objective, and therefore safe. The DM was subjective, and therefore untrustworthy. Didn’t really matter if the DM was generous with their adjudication, the fact that the could slam me with a gotcha or otherwise rule adversarially was enough to fuel my anxiety and send me clambering for the perceived fairness of the random number generators.
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