u/MacSteele13

So I’m pretty sure my DM has figured out that I’m cheating, but I don’t know how to handle it.

For context, I play a rogue, and I keep “rolling” really high numbers. Like, he’ll ask for a stealth check and I’ll say “23,” and then he looks at me like I just divided by zero at the table. I tried explaining that I have Dexterity, proficiency, and expertise, but he just kept staring at my d20 like it personally betrayed him.

Last session, I attacked something and hit again, and he asked, “How do you keep hitting?” So I said, “I’m dexterous and proficient,” which I thought was a pretty normal answer, but apparently that made me look more suspicious. He said if I was that good at dice I should be at a casino, which is weird because I don’t think casinos let you add Sneak Attack.

The worst part is I don’t even know if he understands modifiers. He seems to think the highest number possible is 20. I rolled a 17 and added 6, and he acted like I’d hacked the Pentagon. Then when I said I was an expert, he thought I was insulting him.

I’m worried he’s going to start making me do math problems at the table “to prove I’m not cheating,” which is concerning because I came here to play Dungeons & Dragons, not take the GED.

How do I politely tell my DM that the numbers on the character sheet are supposed to be added to the dice? Or should I just start rolling lower so he feels safe?