MM Rogues and recall knowledge seems like a bit of a mess.
If I succeed/critically succeed, they are off-guard.
If I critically fail, I get false info (potentially) and they are not off-guard. But the DM has to act like they ARE off-guard, or I know that I critically failed and got false info.
So what if the GM hides that they aren't actually off-guard... I hit, but then I have to determine whether I roll sneak attack or not, so does GM just go down a rabbit hole to hide the false info by saying "roll sneak attack damage" and then not applying it?
Particularly in a VTT, this is problematic.
Are secret checks generally just a pain in the butt? What do you guys think about th
