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<blockquote data-quote="SirAntoine" data-source="post: 6581942" data-attributes="member: 6731904">I guess I'll share the following for everyone, too.The Last King of Scotland is showing where I am now, and in the very beginning it shows one of the main characters spinning a globe to randomly choose where in the world he will go.&nbsp; He puts his finger to the globe, and says he will go wherever it stops.&nbsp; First, it lands in Canada, and he spins the globe again.&nbsp; This is like fudging.&nbsp; The DM might say he will let the dice determine an outcome, but he doesn't really give up his right to choose.&nbsp; The character in the movie ends up going to Uganda.&nbsp; The DM can roll until he is satisfied, likewise.&nbsp; He is also under no obligation to discuss any of this with the players.&nbsp; Indeed, I would advise against it.The most important thing the DM needs is confidence.&nbsp; I don't want any DM to be running the game with trepidation over whether the players would be okay with his decisions.&nbsp; So with that in mind, I would suggest you consider talking to your players about the decision to fudge something after all.&nbsp; If they want to leave the game over it, they will be jerks, but you can live with that.The players shouldn't really ask, though.&nbsp; It isn't unfair for you to change anything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SirAntoine, post: 6581942, member: 6731904"] I guess I'll share the following for everyone, too. [U]The Last King of Scotland[/U] is showing where I am now, and in the very beginning it shows one of the main characters spinning a globe to randomly choose where in the world he will go. He puts his finger to the globe, and says he will go wherever it stops. First, it lands in Canada, and he spins the globe again. This is like fudging. The DM might say he will let the dice determine an outcome, but he doesn't really give up his right to choose. The character in the movie ends up going to Uganda. The DM can roll until he is satisfied, likewise. He is also under no obligation to discuss any of this with the players. Indeed, I would advise against it. The most important thing the DM needs is confidence. I don't want any DM to be running the game with trepidation over whether the players would be okay with his decisions. So with that in mind, I would suggest you consider talking to your players about the decision to fudge something after all. If they want to leave the game over it, they will be jerks, but you can live with that. The players shouldn't really ask, though. It isn't unfair for you to change anything. [/QUOTE]

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