Episode 353 – immersion-breaking rolls

* (0:29) Work clothes.  Being mistaken for employees of various places. * (4:57) The 1950s milkshake machine.  The other Mixmaster. * (11:30) Giving the players rolls they deserve without breaking immersion — or giving out meta-game information — by the very act of requesting the rolls. * (15:35) Solution 1: Noting the relevant character skills and writing down some rolls in advance. * (17:09) Solution 2: Giving clues and waiting for player requests. * (23:24) Solution 3: Asking players for rolls but not telling them why. * (25:51) The importance of GMs trusting their players to roleplay in the face of some meta-game knowledge. * (28:49) Solution 4: Having another player make the roll and not telling them why. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne