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<blockquote data-quote="Starfox" data-source="post: 9551781" data-attributes="member: 2303">I've only read the start and end of this thread, so excuse me if this is repetitive.I am playing Blades in the Dark right now, which shares some of the OP's view on die rolling; it is always the players who roll, and initiate actions or reactions. A problem I have with this is how to telegraph information that is not obvious. Going back to the first example of a hidden door in a large underground area, how do I prompt the PCs into looking for that door without spoiling their agency to do things wrong?What I've done so far is to sometime do call for rolls. I have two techniques for this.<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The obvious, have the PCs roll Survey or other appropriate skill to pick up clues.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">As the players how they want to gather information and then lot them roll whatever strategy they come up with. Some agendas will work better than others. In this example, using Attune to find patterns in the ether is very conditional; if something supernatural is involved then it is effective, otherwise not.</li>
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[QUOTE="Starfox, post: 9551781, member: 2303"] I've only read the start and end of this thread, so excuse me if this is repetitive. I am playing Blades in the Dark right now, which shares some of the OP's view on die rolling; it is always the players who roll, and initiate actions or reactions. A problem I have with this is how to telegraph information that is not obvious. Going back to the first example of a hidden door in a large underground area, how do I prompt the PCs into looking for that door without spoiling their agency to do things wrong? What I've done so far is to sometime do call for rolls. I have two techniques for this. [LIST=1] [*]The obvious, have the PCs roll Survey or other appropriate skill to pick up clues. [*]As the players how they want to gather information and then lot them roll whatever strategy they come up with. Some agendas will work better than others. In this example, using Attune to find patterns in the ether is very conditional; if something supernatural is involved then it is effective, otherwise not. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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