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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8795436" data-attributes="member: 6801845">There are many different ways of DMing but one of the things that I try to do is never give information to the player that the PC does not have.&nbsp; So if they want to pick a lock, they may take a quick glance or do a closer investigation to see what quality it is.&nbsp; Is this a lock on a poor farmer's shed meant to keep out neighborhood kids or the lock on a thieve's guild meant to look like a poor lock but actually quite advanced.&nbsp; What the consequence of failure will be may or may not be easy to discern and may be misleading.&nbsp; Fall off that narrow ledge and it looks like you'll plunge to your doom, but maybe there's an illusion involved and so on.&nbsp; In some cases I may call for a roll because if I do not then the players know there is no chance of success or failure, which again tells the players something the PCs could not know.For some reason some people will insist up and down (and block me on this specific topic) because I'm playing the game &quot;wrong&quot; as they prove by quoting text but selectively cutting out a sentence or two.&nbsp; Personally?&nbsp; When I play I want to inhabit my PC as much as possible and act only on what they perceive.&nbsp; If I indicate that I want to make an insight check on an NPC that's telling the truth if the DM states &quot;they're telling the truth, no roll&quot; then I know beyond a shadow of a doubt the NPC is telling the truth.&nbsp; To me, that takes something away from the story's narrative and a sense of mystery.I guess it's heresy to say that the rules don't state that there is one true way.&nbsp; Do what makes sense for you and your group.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷‍♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" title="Man shrugging&nbsp; &nbsp; :man_shrugging:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8795436, member: 6801845"] There are many different ways of DMing but one of the things that I try to do is never give information to the player that the PC does not have. So if they want to pick a lock, they may take a quick glance or do a closer investigation to see what quality it is. Is this a lock on a poor farmer's shed meant to keep out neighborhood kids or the lock on a thieve's guild meant to look like a poor lock but actually quite advanced. What the consequence of failure will be may or may not be easy to discern and may be misleading. Fall off that narrow ledge and it looks like you'll plunge to your doom, but maybe there's an illusion involved and so on. In some cases I may call for a roll because if I do not then the players know there is no chance of success or failure, which again tells the players something the PCs could not know. For some reason some people will insist up and down (and block me on this specific topic) because I'm playing the game "wrong" as they prove by quoting text but selectively cutting out a sentence or two. Personally? When I play I want to inhabit my PC as much as possible and act only on what they perceive. If I indicate that I want to make an insight check on an NPC that's telling the truth if the DM states "they're telling the truth, no roll" then I know beyond a shadow of a doubt the NPC is telling the truth. To me, that takes something away from the story's narrative and a sense of mystery. I guess it's heresy to say that the rules don't state that there is one true way. Do what makes sense for you and your group. 🤷‍♂️ [/QUOTE]

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