GM Secrecy and Metagaming

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by JMD

What's your policy on keeping the statistics of monsters secret? What are the pros and cons in your opinion?

I don't use many "monsters", as most of the opposition is people, whose armour and equipment varies wildly. I can usually keep track of the damage calculations in my head without any particular difficulty. I will tell the players if they don't seem to be hurting an opponent.