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<blockquote data-quote="Uller" data-source="post: 7003765" data-attributes="member: 413">In that case, it's entirely up to you.&nbsp; Some DM's roll things publicly and announce results publicly to reduce their own complexity.&nbsp; Some keep as much meta info from the players as they can and rely on narration.&nbsp; Some mix it up depending on circumstances.&nbsp; Totally up to you and your style (and it helps to have player buy in).I've run games where even PC hit points and actual ability scores were kept from the players.&nbsp; All meta information was kept from the players.&nbsp; It's very difficult but kind of fun for a short time.Right now, I tend to rely on narration the first time any thing interesting happens (the first time a monster uses a cool ability, for instance).&nbsp; But once something is routine, I just let the players know up front the meta information an let their own imaginations fill in the details however they like.&nbsp; For instance, I'm not going to narrate our shadow monk shadow stepping every time she does it.&nbsp; It gets old because she does it a couple times per combat on average.&nbsp; She's 12th level...six levels of &quot;The wood elf seems to vanish inside the dark shadow only to reappear in another 30' away as if from smoke...&quot; gets really really old.&nbsp; If this was the first time the Paladin turned undead, I'd have been as dramatic as possible.&nbsp; If he's been doing this regularly for a few levels I'd figure the other PCs know what is up by now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Uller, post: 7003765, member: 413"] In that case, it's entirely up to you. Some DM's roll things publicly and announce results publicly to reduce their own complexity. Some keep as much meta info from the players as they can and rely on narration. Some mix it up depending on circumstances. Totally up to you and your style (and it helps to have player buy in). I've run games where even PC hit points and actual ability scores were kept from the players. All meta information was kept from the players. It's very difficult but kind of fun for a short time. Right now, I tend to rely on narration the first time any thing interesting happens (the first time a monster uses a cool ability, for instance). But once something is routine, I just let the players know up front the meta information an let their own imaginations fill in the details however they like. For instance, I'm not going to narrate our shadow monk shadow stepping every time she does it. It gets old because she does it a couple times per combat on average. She's 12th level...six levels of "The wood elf seems to vanish inside the dark shadow only to reappear in another 30' away as if from smoke..." gets really really old. If this was the first time the Paladin turned undead, I'd have been as dramatic as possible. If he's been doing this regularly for a few levels I'd figure the other PCs know what is up by now. [/QUOTE]

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