Quote Originally Posted by Aval Penworth View Post
Whaaaaaat? Why would you do that? Experienced players can work out the opponents stats in a few rounds with open rolls.
Because it eliminates my temptation to fudge rolls to save the party.
Because my players don't really metagame all that much.
Because I keep things moving quickly enough that they don't have time to do a whole lot of calculations before their turns come 'round again.
Because even if they do figure out the enemy's stats, that's not all that unrealistic. Most experienced fighters can manage to gauge an opponent's skills after fighting them for a short time.
And because it doesn't spoil anything if they do figure it out.