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TTRPG GMs and Players. How would you feel about the GM auto rolling the player's skill checks. Where players only speak about what they want to do, and you make hidden rolls, and narrate the results?

Hoist

@hoisty.bsky.social

2 May

What are you hoping to accomplish by doing this?

Aadit Doshi

@aaditdoshi.com

A friend of mine wanted to do hidden rolls where they get surprised by the actions of an NPC, if they tried charming or intimidating them. But that involves me knowing Thier stats and whether they succeed or not

2/5/26, 4:48 pm0 reposts2 likes

Hoist

@hoisty.bsky.social

2 May

Ah so the players want certain rolls to be hidden so they dont know if the NPCs buy it or not Personally I don't want that but if you players want it sure. Rolling hidden for things that you can see the effect of immediately on the other hand seems pointless.

Aadit Doshi

@aaditdoshi.com

6 May

I get where they are coming from because it's about the result being conveyed to them either via the roll of the dice or the GM doing it in a narrative voice. They prefer the GM doing it through the narrative voice.