[CONAN] The Stealthy Game A GM Plays With Himself

[Supplement Four]

On paper, I like the Move Silent/Hide vs. Listen/Spot dice battles that should occur between the hunter and his prey in a game.

But, really....

Isn't this really a game that the GM plays with himself?

I wouldn't want to alert the player that something may be stalking their characters, so I wouldn't allow the players to roll their Listen and Spot checks. For the obvious reason, I'd roll that.

At the same time, I move the NPCs and monsters as part of my job being the GM, thus, I roll the Move Silent and Hide throws.

I'm just dicing with myself!

Is there a better way to simulate a critter sneaking up on the group?

 

[Spectator]

yeah, don't do it.
Or if you are super organized and technical use a dice rolling program on your laptop. The players may think you are just checking some stat/ map/ some plot device.
See: http://www.d20srd.org/extras/d20dicebag/