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Lady Door
post May 26 2005, 04:58 AM
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During the past few games that I have had the opportunity to run I have noticed an increasing amount of amazing rolls among a few specific players in my group. Now, I don't know wether or not this is because I'm new to GM'ing and they don't think I'll catch on or wether they just don't want their characters to die. But it's really starting to get irksome...for example, I had this specific player up against a Nosferatu. It was a melee combat situation and somehow at the end of it all the character walked away without a scratch. Now, I would be inclined to just explain this as incredibly lucky dice rolling or good combat sense if this didn't seem to happen EVERYTIME! Also, this player seems to be rubbing off on another player in the group so having a fair and balanced game seems to go right out the window. I don't want to throw the group in an incredibly hard fight just to even the score because the rest of the players in the group are very honest about this sort of thing.
Just FYI, our table is not big enough to allow our entire group to play tabletop so we usually just sprawl throughout the living room. Does anyone here have any ideas or advice on how to help curb players "padding" the dice without alienating the players?
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- Plan B   What to do when you suspect players of cheating?   May 26 2005, 04:58 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Check dice casually. Mix up where you sit so that ...   May 26 2005, 05:09 AM
- - Kagetenshi   Double-post them to oblivion. ~J   May 26 2005, 05:11 AM
- - mfb   set up a die-rollin' spot in clear view--find ...   May 26 2005, 05:24 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   I've tried that before actually. We had a play...   May 26 2005, 06:19 AM
- - Angelone   Could be they're cheating, and getting a bigge...   May 26 2005, 07:53 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Let me put it this way, the last straw was when on...   May 26 2005, 08:32 AM
- - Grinder   Say the players that you suspect them to cheat. Wo...   May 26 2005, 08:33 AM
- - Critias   Yeah. Unless you're very seriously righteousl...   May 26 2005, 08:42 AM
- - weblife   I've had a sneaking suspicion about some mirac...   May 26 2005, 08:43 AM
- - hyzmarca   Buy a dice caliper. Test any suspect die. http://...   May 26 2005, 08:53 AM
- - Critias   QUOTE (hyzmarca) Buy a dice caliper. Test any susp...   May 26 2005, 08:58 AM
- - Jrayjoker   Just ask to count every dice roll and say you are ...   May 26 2005, 01:17 PM
- - nezumi   I've dealt with that problem. Heck, there are...   May 26 2005, 01:47 PM
- - RangerJoe   My take on the whole number-of-dice/results-of-dic...   May 26 2005, 02:01 PM
- - toturi   I have an understanding with my players: I don...   May 26 2005, 02:49 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Don't tell anyone the TN, and have all your pl...   May 26 2005, 02:51 PM
- - Slacker   I have to agree with Jray. Tell everybody that y...   May 26 2005, 03:09 PM
- - Sicarius   I had a cheater. (it was blatantly obvious to ever...   May 26 2005, 04:18 PM
- - Walknuki   I've been there. Mostly while playing Exalted....   May 26 2005, 04:19 PM
- - Little Bill   I like the "stop telling players the TNs...   May 26 2005, 05:00 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Just play his character's interactions cinemat...   May 26 2005, 05:05 PM
- - Eyeless Blond   One thing I always wanted to try (haven't play...   May 26 2005, 05:17 PM
- - Solstice   We have a guy who does this and has for years. He ...   May 26 2005, 05:28 PM
- - Angelone   If you have a computer in the room or a laptop you...   May 26 2005, 05:35 PM
- - Jrayjoker   How sad. If a person's identity is so wrapped ...   May 26 2005, 05:37 PM
- - Jrayjoker   QUOTE (Angelone) If you have a computer in the roo...   May 26 2005, 05:39 PM
- - EVLTIM   Microwave trick? I have never really had to deal ...   May 26 2005, 05:42 PM
- - UpSyndrome   One thing I like to do is pay attention to the rol...   May 26 2005, 06:08 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (EVLTIM) I have dealt with a few players tha...   May 26 2005, 06:14 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Sure, money-wise it is easy to screw up a long col...   May 26 2005, 06:21 PM
- - Plan B   Hey ya'll.. thanks for all the help. Unfortuna...   May 26 2005, 06:27 PM
- - Jrayjoker   QUOTE (Plan B) Unfortunately, the player in questi...   May 26 2005, 06:31 PM
- - Solstice   QUOTE (Jrayjoker) The microwave trick is (I think)...   May 26 2005, 07:15 PM
- - Jrayjoker   Yeah, Yahtzee cups and a big table in front of God...   May 26 2005, 07:19 PM
- - Shadow   Heres what I do, and it seems to work. I am a bi...   May 26 2005, 07:48 PM
- - Jrayjoker   You are the anti-cheater. Or are you a game assasi...   May 26 2005, 08:30 PM
- - SuperSpy   I don't have any problems with cheating in my ...   May 26 2005, 08:34 PM
- - Jrayjoker   The problem is that they are spread out and not si...   May 26 2005, 08:36 PM
- - SuperSpy   Right, that's the way we play too, but someone...   May 26 2005, 08:51 PM
- - nezumi   QUOTE (Plan B) Btw, can someone explain what this ...   May 26 2005, 08:56 PM
- - fistandantilus3.0   LOL...OMG..laughing too hard!! hehe *falls...   May 26 2005, 09:17 PM
- - Plan B   Sorry..that last post from Fist3.0 was supposed to...   May 26 2005, 09:21 PM
- - Shadow   QUOTE (Jrayjoker) You are the anti-cheater. Or are...   May 26 2005, 10:02 PM
- - Crimson Jack   Another way for cheating to become less of a probl...   May 27 2005, 01:17 AM
- - Charon   Just ask for everyone to roll one at a time and in...   May 27 2005, 08:25 AM
- - fistandantilus3.0   Plan B stands for Plan "boom". heheehee...   May 27 2005, 09:13 AM
- - Plan B   Plan B became our group name after several runs in...   May 27 2005, 03:32 PM


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