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Why game masters sometimes fudge the dice

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Behind that intimidating cardboard screen, the omnipotent game master is actively cheating in your favor. When a random monster critically hits your delicate rogue in the first ten minutes, the host will quietly lie about the dice result. Ruining the entire four-hour session immediately is just bad hosting etiquette.

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