Originally Posted by iBowfish
There's still only two possible outcomes, success or failure. You just might not be able to tell for sure if you succeeded or not because the results were ambiguous.
Oh yes, this time i expressed myself poorly ...
I mean it as three separate situations, not three possible outcomes in same. smile

Originally Posted by iBowfish
Because that polite denial could have been the success when the failure was them being a lot tougher than you and kicking your ass just for asking.
That would be perfectly valid answer. smile

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Originally Posted by The Red Queen
Not saying this is right or wrong, and as I’ve said here I’m not a TT player so am in no position to judge, but after Matt Mercer was announced as Minsc in BG3 I watched some of the Critical Role vids and was interested that he rarely tells his table whether they’ve succeeded or failed, just tells them what happens after they give him their rolls. Sometimes it’s obvious, but plenty of other times it wasn’t clear whether a better (or worse) outcome might have been available and I’ll admit I did like his approach. I’m sure others who are far more familiar with other DMs or are DMs themselves will have their own, better-informed, views on what works best though.
In mo tabletop veteran either, i get to one group and played cca 1,5y long campaign by now. And luckily for me, i really resonate well with our DM. ^_^

Still ... it would depend a lot on context ...
When i roll with clean intention, and tht intention isnt reflected in the outcome ... i ask.

I just asked him on Discord, and he confirmed the same ... he tryes to describe situations as clear as possible, but if someone have doubts, there is nothing easier than ask. smile


I still dont understand why cant we change Race for our hirelings. frown
Lets us play Githyanki as racist as they trully are! frown