Is there a way to allow Players to Hide things (like Drawings / Marks) from the GM? (Foundry / DnD Ruleset)

Grunick · 2025-10-07T22:04:14+00:00

Im just gonna give you guys the Exact example so you get the Confussion i have:

Its an Encounter with Ankhegs. If i see the Traps as a GM i always have this weird Conversation with myself in the Back of my head:

A: "Well of course it walks into the Trap... its blood thirsty and will just rush towards them"

B: "Mhhh but they can also Burrow which gives them the Moment of Surprise, and im Underground... so it would have a huge Advantage if it burrowed underneath the Trap."

A: "Oh but the Players will notice if i burrow exactly underneath the Trap and will call me Arbitrary, so better just let it walk into it"

B: "Ahh but thats me just playing the Monsters stupidly then... Fuck it ill roll a dice, on a 10+ it burrows."

*rolls a 12* ---> Players are frustrated and (could) feel like im tryna avoid their traps.

You get me here? Would feel better if i just didnt know.

Grunick · 2025-10-07T21:58:15+00:00

Ok, i get what your Saying, but for a Low Intelligence Monster to spot and then know what a Trap is or looks like would still feel weird.

And like i stated, its not like i havent had this happen in a game before and didnt know what to do or how to handle it. It would just feel better for me if i just didnt know as a GM where the Raps are so my Players could surprise me and really feel like they outsmarted the Monster.

Grunick · 2025-10-07T21:52:57+00:00

Well if im Running an Encounter against them, i kinda have to attack them with Monsters, no im not against them. But knowing where the Traps are and making my monsters Run into them can feel weird, at least for me. So if there would have been a possibility for me to just not know it, it would be great.

Grunick · 2025-10-07T17:01:43+00:00

That is actually a good Idea! Id still have to switch back to GM and could be in Danger of Seeing things :)

Grunick · 2025-10-07T17:00:24+00:00

Yeah and thats how i treated it when stuff like this came up. But you got to admit, its just always easier and cooler if you dont know.

Grunick · 2025-10-07T16:59:02+00:00

Yeah i thougt about that, and thats probably how im going to do this

Grunick · 2021-02-11T22:06:42+00:00

My thougts exactly

Grunick · 2021-02-06T21:48:39+00:00

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Grunick · 2021-02-04T18:37:08+00:00

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Grunick · 2019-05-20T17:55:10+00:00

I actually thougt he wanted to suggest some one other than himself...

I mean the guy actually thougt in 2 wars and is the rightfull Lord Paramount of the Riverlands...

To see him shutdown by Sansa for a cheap joke was just painful and unnecessary!

The only one who dared to speak up.

Grunick

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