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There are times when fudging the roll behind the screen is a good thing to do. Especially early on when the PCs are relatively weak and squishy. Also, sometimes you know that the crit you just rolled would put an end to the character that your player WANTS to keep playing to see how the build pans out.

The other thing I will point out, though, is that if somebody ever complains/questions, pull the screen and force them to take whatever rolls you make right before their eyes.

It's one or the other so they can't complain if they force you to take down the screen.

Look. This is the way D&D has been for quite some time. A rogue in melee is at a disadvantage because they can't wear any armor worth having. The fact of the matter is that you will have to ditch the HIDE armor you wasted time making to go with a Mithral Breastplate that will allow you to qualify for EVASION under your rogue abilities. This is because Mithral allows you to treat the armor as light instead of medium. You can not make hide armor out of Mithral because it isn't something you usually make out of metal and there is no difference between the proficiency of any medium armor over any other medium armor. The only possible reason you could need armor made out of a natural material is if you had some Druid ability involved which you did not indicate.

Bottom line: get rid of the HIDE armor and buy Mithral