# A Reference for Referees

**URL:** <https://discourse.tabletopadventure.games/t/a-reference-for-referees/175>\
**Category:** Running the Game\
**Tags:** techniques\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.tabletopadventure.games/t/a-reference-for-referees/175 "2026-02-18T18:38:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![theOSRtaliban](https://discourse.tabletopadventure.games/user_avatar/discourse.tabletopadventure.games/theosrtaliban/32/167_2.png) [@theOSRtaliban](https://discourse.tabletopadventure.games/u/theOSRtaliban)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.tabletopadventure.games/t/a-reference-for-referees/175/4 "2026-02-24T03:13:43Z")

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> [@thekernelinyellow](#):
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> I’ve removed any barriers between me and the players

If I can convince a group of players, I want to try the opposite (I’ve read somewhere Gygax (pbuh) did something like that. I want to hide myself completely behind dome obstacle, so that the players only hear my voice, and are forced to look each other this way, instead of mine.

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