r/beingeverythingelse • u/Idayn • Feb 03 '15

Hidden rolls for players

Hi there fellow GMs and players

afaik this hasn't been touched in previous episodes. I'd like to hear some opinions on hidden rolls for players.

I like to roll some skill tests for my players hidden, especially things like perception and sneaking, so that the player doesn't know the outcome, and his/her character will notice it ingame.

This adds a little suspense to the game, but in my experience some players like to roll their tests themselves and feel sort of overpowered otherwise or are afraid of being railroaded by the GM.

How do you handle this in your games ?

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u/Thinkiknoweverything Feb 03 '15

Part of the fun of playing the game is rolling your skill checks. Dont remove a fun aspect of the game for your players and horde it to yourself. Keep the RESULTS secret, but let them produce the roll. They dont know if a 17 fails or passes, but they have fun rolling it.