Timeline for Should players always roll secretly?
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| Jan 8, 2019 at 21:14 | vote | accept | A concerned Roll20 Player | ||
| Apr 10, 2018 at 12:28 | comment | added | Carcer | The advice in the DMG doesn't suggest anywhere a fear of cheating. It's just trying to encourage an open atmosphere. It seems plain to me that "rolling dice secretly so only the GM can see" and "rolling your dice and then scooping them up so nobody else can look" are very similar practices, if not functionally identical from the point of view of the other players. I agree that the healthiest solution is for the whole table to agree on how they're going to handle rolling and stick with it, whatever that decision is. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 at 10:31 | comment | added | Dave Sherohman | This is not equivalent to the case in your DMG quote because the player is not "scooping the dice up before anyone else can see". The DM can see the rolls. | |
| Apr 10, 2018 at 8:16 | comment | added | DocWeird | I think, in a case like these, there should be a clear group-wide decision on which way people roll the dice. Either everyone rolls in secret, or nobody does (unless it's a question of a roll affecting another player in some way, like bluffing, stealing from them, etc - naturally). | |
| Apr 10, 2018 at 2:43 | comment | added | Shane | I don't think the DMG's advice really applies to roll20. It isn't a matter of being secretive per se. The DM sees all the rolls, cheating isn't really possible. It is just that the other players don't get to see. | |
| Apr 9, 2018 at 22:50 | comment | added | A concerned Roll20 Player | They have also claimed that it is for anti meta gaming purposes, but its having the a very meta game related effect. We don't trust them for reasons that have nothing to do with what their character has done. | |
| Apr 9, 2018 at 22:48 | comment | added | A concerned Roll20 Player | I'm not assuming the worst, I understand that a person might hide things for various reasons. It is, above all else, annoying. It makes the other members of the party feel uneasy about the player, and is really screwing with the party dynamic. | |
| Apr 9, 2018 at 22:33 | history | answered | Carcer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |