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The DM is just a jolly fellow (media.kbin.social)

submitted 9 months ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 53 points 9 months ago (3 children)

That's why you call rolls for no reason, though.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Or trust your players to metagame in the opposite direction, making terrible decisions.

[–] Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 9 months ago

When the low rolling character convinces the high rolling one, that they are seeing things, the real fun begins.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is one alternative, yes. Needlessly tedious in my opinion, but that's just my personal taste.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't need to be often. Just enough to make them more (or less?) paranoid.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's just meta-meta-gaming imo. Fine if that's your group dynamic, just not my thing. Personally, it seems like way more time and effort.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We, as human beings, often register false positives or harbor paranoias - noises where there are none, still shadows turned to sweeping figures. Rolls without reason simply simulate that within the context of tabletop roleplaying.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I would actually pair that with secret rolls. Every once in a while, just roll the dice behind the screen, consider the result sagely, then make no mention of it and continue as usual.