GM Screen

[adamlumina93]

How many GMs roll behind the screen and how many do it out in the public. I am of the belief that GM should roll behind the screen that way the story can remain interesting, players shouldn't know the skill of NPCs and such that would be revealed by this tactic.

[garhkal]

For me, i roll most of the stuff behind the screen, except for important battles which are always in the open.
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[Ankhanu]

Generally out in the open. I'm not shy about the fact that I'm occasionally flexible in the result that lands, both in and against the favour of the PCs.
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[cheshire]

In my game, everyone rolls into tupperware containers. They can be revealed if desired, and concealed if necessary. Plus you don't have dice flying everywhere when someone gets excited.

[Jamfke]

As all of my gaming these days is online, all of my dice rolling is done on the computer 'screen'

When I was playing face to face I did do most of my rolling behind a screen, like garkhal said, doing most of the "BIG" battles and such out in the open. I loved watching my players squirm when they were facing Vader or someone like that and I pulled out my big bag 'o dice and emptied it on the table.
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[Gry Sarth]

With my groups, whoever is GMing usually makes most roles behind the screen. It's fun when when the players identify by sound that way too many dice are being rolled and get all worked up! Hehehe. The GM will usually only roll openly on a critical roll, when he wants the players to see clearly that he's not setting them up, that their fates is really in fate's hand, not his own (meaning, if you die, it's not MY fault).
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[vong]

heh, exactly. Hidden for most rolls, but critical rolls out in the open
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[Sith'Ari Lizanthrin]

I roll luck rolls (a house thing picked up from a friends Heroes game long ago) behind the screen and alot of combat behind the screen, however I show those "Oh crap I just rolled mostly 6's" rolls by lifting the screen and showing them that they were indeed screwed and I am not fibbing.


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[vong]

My players always cringe when a 6 explodes behind the screen. you can hear me picking up the dice and rolling it again, and again.. every time a roll their expressions get worse and worse. It is such fun
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[garhkal]

[Gry Sarth]

Oh ye, the bad luck chant. Amazingly effective. Our chant consists of repeating the name of one of our players, who's a notorious 1 roller.
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[garhkal]

For me, it has usually been the other way. They try and curse me, and the dice roll mostly abvove a 3. heck one time they 'curse me' i rolled nothing but 5s and 6s...
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