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<blockquote data-quote="Katmandoo122" data-source="post: 6630976" data-attributes="member: 6794323">I'd use the indirect method. A couple weeks ago, I sat down at a an AL table with a DM I never played with before. I suspected very early that he was fudging his roles behind his screen. The reasons for my suspicions are unimportant - maybe I was right and maybe I was wrong. But after a 7th saving throw in a row saved against me, I commented casually about how lucky he was. Not in a snide, sarcastic way, but in a mild way.During a break, I heard him commenting to one of his friends on how surprised he was about those savings throws but it would have been a pain if we were able to stop the guy and question him. But when we returned from the break, all of our rolls got a bit better and the baddies hit a little less often. Maybe it was a coincidence and maybe it wasn't. But by being indirect, I was able to avoid making a scene while still enjoying my evening.The point is that people want to have fun (DMs included) and there is little fun about attaching twice, missing twice, and then passing on to the next person in the initiative. It doesn't make him a bad guy - it makes him human. But sometimes humans need to be encouraged to and discouraged from certain behaviors. I would try to be circumspect to begin with and go from there.As Dalton (Patrick Swayze) said in Roadhouse, &quot;Be nice until it's time to not be nice.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Katmandoo122, post: 6630976, member: 6794323"] I'd use the indirect method. A couple weeks ago, I sat down at a an AL table with a DM I never played with before. I suspected very early that he was fudging his roles behind his screen. The reasons for my suspicions are unimportant - maybe I was right and maybe I was wrong. But after a 7th saving throw in a row saved against me, I commented casually about how lucky he was. Not in a snide, sarcastic way, but in a mild way. During a break, I heard him commenting to one of his friends on how surprised he was about those savings throws but it would have been a pain if we were able to stop the guy and question him. But when we returned from the break, all of our rolls got a bit better and the baddies hit a little less often. Maybe it was a coincidence and maybe it wasn't. But by being indirect, I was able to avoid making a scene while still enjoying my evening. The point is that people want to have fun (DMs included) and there is little fun about attaching twice, missing twice, and then passing on to the next person in the initiative. It doesn't make him a bad guy - it makes him human. But sometimes humans need to be encouraged to and discouraged from certain behaviors. I would try to be circumspect to begin with and go from there. As Dalton (Patrick Swayze) said in Roadhouse, "Be nice until it's time to not be nice." [/QUOTE]

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