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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8385733" data-attributes="member: 6779196">This is why I specifically said “hiding their rolls” rather than “rolling behind the screen.” I roll behind the screen sometimes because it’s more ergonomical to do so, but I don’t make any effort to hide the dice. The screen is mostly a quick reference tool for me, not a barrier to the players’ sight lines, and if a player wants to crane their neck to see what I rolled, I won’t stop them. Moreover, if you play on VTTs with digital dice rollers, there is often an option to “whisper GM rolls” so only the GM can see them. I always suspect fudging when this feature is turned on.I should clarify that when I say “I suspect fudging” that doesn’t mean “I suspect the DM is working against the players’ fun.” On the contrary, I assume they are fudging in service to the players’ fun, or at least what they believe to be the players’ fun.I don’t know what KotDT is. But in my experience if players are distrusting DMs it’s usually because they’ve had a bad experience with a DM who broke their trust. Personally, I do trust my DMs, even when I believe they’re fudging rolls. I trust them to do what they think will create the most enjoyable gaming experience for everyone at the table, which for some DMs includes fudging rolls sometimes.Again, it’s not distrust. I trust that the DM is helping the players have incredible adventures. But if they hide their dice rolls, I assume that, at least some of the time, they’re fudging the results in service of that goal. Which wouldn’t be my choice, but I trust they’re doing what they think is best.</blockquote>

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