diff --git a/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts b/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
index 31924e3..fd8c40f 100644
--- a/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-realtime/realtime.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ test('GM hosts a session; a player on another device sees live combat', async ({
   await player.getByTestId('player-live').getByRole('link').click();
   await expect(player.getByText('Lia the Brave').first()).toBeVisible();
 
+  // GM rolls publicly on the Dice page → the player sees it in the table feed.
+  await gm.getByLabel('Primary').getByRole('link', { name: 'Dice' }).click();
+  await gm.getByRole('button', { name: 'Roll', exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(player.getByText('Table rolls')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(player.getByText('GM').first()).toBeVisible();
+
   await gmCtx.close();
   await playerCtx.close();
 });
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 730ec23..78d983d 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export function buildServer() {
           case 'seatGrant': hub.seatGrant(sender, m.gmSecret, m.targetPlayerId, m.character); break;
           case 'playerPatch': hub.playerPatch(sender, m.characterId, m.diff); break;
           case 'playerRoll': hub.playerRoll(sender, m.characterId, m.label, m.expression, m.total, m.breakdown); break;
+          case 'gmRoll': hub.gmRoll(sender, m.gmSecret, m.label, m.expression, m.total, m.breakdown); break;
         }
       });
       socket.on('close', () => { clearInterval(refill); hub.disconnect(sender); });
diff --git a/server/src/rooms.ts b/server/src/rooms.ts
index 8a024ca..1ffc143 100644
--- a/server/src/rooms.ts
+++ b/server/src/rooms.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ export class RoomHub {
     for (const p of room.players) if (p !== socket) p.send(msg);
   }
 
+  /** The GM broadcasts one of their own (public) rolls to the players. */
+  gmRoll(socket: Sender, gmSecret: string, label: string, expression: string, total: number, breakdown: string): void {
+    const room = this.gmRoom(socket, gmSecret);
+    if (!room) return;
+    room.lastActivity = this.now();
+    const msg = { t: 'rollBroadcast', playerName: 'GM', label, expression, total, breakdown } as const;
+    for (const p of room.players) p.send(msg); // players only; the GM already sees it locally
+  }
+
   disconnect(socket: Sender): void {
     const conn = this.conns.get(socket);
     if (!conn) return;
diff --git a/src/components/ui/RollTray.tsx b/src/components/ui/RollTray.tsx
index 097c2bd..661b84b 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/RollTray.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/RollTray.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,42 @@
-import { useRollStore } from '@/stores/rollStore';
+import { useRollStore, type TrayRoll } from '@/stores/rollStore';
 import { DEGREE_COLOR, DEGREE_LABEL } from '@/lib/dice/check';
+import { naturalD20 } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 
+/** A nat-20 / critical-success is a crit; a nat-1 / critical-failure is a fumble. */
+function critKind(roll: TrayRoll): 'crit' | 'fumble' | null {
+  if (roll.degree === 'critical-success') return 'crit';
+  if (roll.degree === 'critical-failure') return 'fumble';
+  const n = naturalD20(roll.result);
+  if (n === 20) return 'crit';
+  if (n === 1) return 'fumble';
+  return null;
+}
+
 /** Floating result of the most recent roll, shared across the whole app. */
 export function RollTray() {
   const last = useRollStore((s) => s.last);
   const dismiss = useRollStore((s) => s.dismiss);
   if (!last) return null;
 
+  const crit = critKind(last);
+
   return (
     <div data-roll-tray className="pointer-events-none fixed bottom-4 right-4 z-50 w-72 print:hidden">
       <div
         key={last.seq}
-        className="animate-dice-settle pointer-events-auto rounded-lg border border-line bg-panel p-4 shadow-2xl"
+        className={cn(
+          'pointer-events-auto rounded-lg border bg-panel p-4 shadow-2xl',
+          crit === 'crit' && 'animate-crit animate-crit-glow border-warning',
+          crit === 'fumble' && 'animate-fumble border-danger',
+          !crit && 'animate-dice-settle border-line',
+        )}
       >
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
           <div className="min-w-0">
             {last.label && <div className="truncate text-xs font-medium text-muted">{last.label}</div>}
+            {crit === 'crit' && <div className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-warning">✦ Critical ✦</div>}
+            {crit === 'fumble' && <div className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-danger">✦ Fumble ✦</div>}
             {last.degree && (
               <div className={cn('text-xs font-semibold', DEGREE_COLOR[last.degree])}>
                 {DEGREE_LABEL[last.degree]}
@@ -26,7 +46,7 @@ export function RollTray() {
           </div>
           <button onClick={dismiss} aria-label="Dismiss roll" className="text-muted hover:text-ink">✕</button>
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 font-display text-4xl font-bold text-accent">{last.result.total}</div>
+        <div className={cn('mt-1 font-display text-4xl font-bold', crit === 'crit' ? 'text-warning' : crit === 'fumble' ? 'text-danger' : 'text-accent')}>{last.result.total}</div>
         <div className="mt-1 font-mono text-xs text-muted">{last.result.breakdown}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/features/combat/CombatPage.tsx b/src/features/combat/CombatPage.tsx
index e42b4f0..47956ed 100644
--- a/src/features/combat/CombatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/combat/CombatPage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Input } from '@/components/ui/Input';
 import { Modal } from '@/components/ui/Modal';
 import { useEncounters, useEncounter } from './hooks';
 import { EncounterTracker } from './EncounterTracker';
+import { RollFeed } from '@/features/player/RollFeed';
 
 export function CombatPage() {
   return <RequireCampaign>{(campaign) => <Combat campaign={campaign} />}</RequireCampaign>;
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ function Combat({ campaign }: { campaign: Campaign }) {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Players' live rolls reach the GM here while hosting a session. */}
+      <RollFeed />
+
       <Modal
         open={creating}
         onClose={() => setCreating(false)}
diff --git a/src/features/dice/DicePage.tsx b/src/features/dice/DicePage.tsx
index f2bc3e1..9714a4c 100644
--- a/src/features/dice/DicePage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/dice/DicePage.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLiveQuery } from 'dexie-react-hooks';
-import { rollDice, applyRollMode, DiceParseError, type RollResult } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
+import { rollDice, applyRollMode, naturalD20, DiceParseError, type RollResult } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
 import { createRng } from '@/lib/rng';
 import { diceRepo } from '@/lib/db/repositories';
+import { broadcastGmRoll } from '@/lib/sync/wsSync';
 import { useUiStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
 import { useMacroStore } from '@/stores/macroStore';
 import { useRollStore } from '@/stores/rollStore';
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/sessionStore';
 import { Page, PageHeader } from '@/components/ui/Page';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/Input';
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ export function DicePage() {
 
   const mode = useRollStore((s) => s.mode);
   const toggleMode = useRollStore((s) => s.toggleMode);
+  const secret = useRollStore((s) => s.secret);
+  const toggleSecret = useRollStore((s) => s.toggleSecret);
+  const isGm = useSessionStore((s) => s.role) === 'gm';
 
   const roll = async (expression: string, label = '') => {
     try {
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ export function DicePage() {
         total: result.total,
         breakdown: result.breakdown,
       });
+      if (!useRollStore.getState().secret) broadcastGmRoll((label + modeTag).trim() || 'Roll', finalExpr, result.total, result.breakdown);
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e instanceof DiceParseError ? e.message : 'Could not roll that expression');
     }
@@ -105,12 +111,26 @@ export function DicePage() {
             >
               Disadvantage
             </Button>
+            {isGm && (
+              <Button
+                size="sm"
+                variant={secret ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
+                aria-pressed={secret}
+                onClick={toggleSecret}
+                title="When on, your rolls are NOT shared with the players"
+              >
+                🤫 Secret
+              </Button>
+            )}
           </div>
           {mode !== 'normal' && (
             <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-accent">
               {mode === 'advantage' ? 'Advantage' : 'Disadvantage'} is on — the next single die rolls twice, keeping the {mode === 'advantage' ? 'highest' : 'lowest'}.
             </p>
           )}
+          {isGm && secret && (
+            <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-warning">🤫 Secret is on — your rolls are not shared with the players.</p>
+          )}
 
           {/* Saved rolls (macros) */}
           <div className="mt-4">
@@ -150,15 +170,21 @@ export function DicePage() {
 
           {error && <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-danger">{error}</p>}
 
-          {last && (
-            <div className="mt-6 rounded-lg border border-line bg-panel p-6 text-center">
-              <AnimatedTotal key={rollCount} result={last} />
-              <div className="mt-2 font-mono text-sm text-muted">{last.breakdown}</div>
-              <span className="sr-only" aria-live="polite">
-                Rolled {last.expression}: {last.total}
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          )}
+          {last && (() => {
+            const nat = naturalD20(last);
+            const crit = nat === 20 ? 'crit' : nat === 1 ? 'fumble' : null;
+            return (
+              <div className={cn('mt-6 rounded-lg border bg-panel p-6 text-center', crit === 'crit' ? 'animate-crit-glow border-warning' : crit === 'fumble' ? 'border-danger' : 'border-line')}>
+                {crit === 'crit' && <div className="mb-1 text-sm font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-warning">✦ Critical! ✦</div>}
+                {crit === 'fumble' && <div className="mb-1 text-sm font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-danger">✦ Fumble! ✦</div>}
+                <AnimatedTotal key={rollCount} result={last} />
+                <div className="mt-2 font-mono text-sm text-muted">{last.breakdown}</div>
+                <span className="sr-only" aria-live="polite">
+                  Rolled {last.expression}: {last.total}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })()}
         </div>
 
         <aside>
diff --git a/src/lib/dice/notation.ts b/src/lib/dice/notation.ts
index 681089f..529657e 100644
--- a/src/lib/dice/notation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dice/notation.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ export interface RollResult {
   breakdown: string;
 }
 
+/** Natural face of the first kept d20 (for crit/fumble emphasis), if any. */
+export function naturalD20(result: RollResult): number | undefined {
+  for (const t of result.terms) {
+    for (const d of t.dice) if (d.sides === 20 && d.kept) return d.value;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export class DiceParseError extends Error {}
 
 export type RollMode = 'normal' | 'advantage' | 'disadvantage';
diff --git a/src/lib/sync/messages.ts b/src/lib/sync/messages.ts
index 10c0cc8..c907c2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/sync/messages.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sync/messages.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export const clientMessageSchema = z.discriminatedUnion('t', [
   z.object({ t: z.literal('playerRoll'), characterId: z.string(), label: z.string().max(120), expression: z.string().max(200), total: int, breakdown: z.string().max(600) }),
   // two-way play (GM → server)
   z.object({ t: z.literal('seatGrant'), gmSecret: z.string(), targetPlayerId: z.string(), character: characterSchema }),
+  z.object({ t: z.literal('gmRoll'), gmSecret: z.string(), label: z.string().max(120), expression: z.string().max(200), total: int, breakdown: z.string().max(600) }),
 ]);
 export type ClientMessage = z.infer<typeof clientMessageSchema>;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/sync/wsSync.ts b/src/lib/sync/wsSync.ts
index ed89dd3..298899e 100644
--- a/src/lib/sync/wsSync.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sync/wsSync.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ export function sendPlayerRoll(characterId: string, label: string, expression: s
   send({ t: 'playerRoll', characterId, label, expression, total, breakdown });
 }
 
+/** GM: broadcast one of their own (public) rolls to the players. No-op unless hosting. */
+export function broadcastGmRoll(label: string, expression: string, total: number, breakdown: string): void {
+  if (useSessionStore.getState().role === 'gm' && gmSecret) send({ t: 'gmRoll', gmSecret, label, expression, total, breakdown });
+}
+
 /** GM: approve a seat request, handing the player their authoritative sheet. */
 export function grantSeat(targetPlayerId: string, character: Character): void {
   if (useSessionStore.getState().role === 'gm') {
diff --git a/src/lib/useRoll.ts b/src/lib/useRoll.ts
index 38f0cf2..a155d57 100644
--- a/src/lib/useRoll.ts
+++ b/src/lib/useRoll.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { rollDice, applyRollMode } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
+import { rollDice, applyRollMode, naturalD20 } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
 import { createRng } from '@/lib/rng';
 import { degreeOfSuccess, type Degree } from '@/lib/dice/check';
 import { diceRepo } from '@/lib/db/repositories';
+import { broadcastGmRoll } from '@/lib/sync/wsSync';
 import { useRollStore } from '@/stores/rollStore';
 import { useUiStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/sessionStore';
 import type { SystemId } from '@/lib/rules';
 
 export interface RollOptions {
@@ -14,17 +16,6 @@ export interface RollOptions {
   system?: SystemId;
 }
 
-/** Find the natural face of the (kept) d20, for crit/degree handling. */
-function naturalD20(result: ReturnType<typeof rollDice>): number | undefined {
-  for (const t of result.terms) {
-    if (t.term.kind === 'dice' && t.term.sides === 20) {
-      const kept = t.dice.find((d) => d.kept);
-      if (kept) return kept.value;
-    }
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
 /**
  * Roll an expression, show it in the global tray, and persist it to history.
  * Returns the result + degree. Used by the dice page, sheets, and statblocks.
@@ -57,6 +48,11 @@ export function rollAndShow(opts: RollOptions): { total: number; degree?: Degree
     breakdown: result.breakdown,
   });
 
+  // A hosting GM's public rolls go to the table, unless they've toggled "secret".
+  if (useSessionStore.getState().role === 'gm' && !useRollStore.getState().secret) {
+    broadcastGmRoll(label.trim() || 'Roll', opts.expression, result.total, result.breakdown);
+  }
+
   return { total: result.total, ...(degree ? { degree } : {}) };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/rollStore.ts b/src/stores/rollStore.ts
index 56ddbf1..fecc41c 100644
--- a/src/stores/rollStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/rollStore.ts
@@ -15,19 +15,24 @@ interface RollState {
   last: TrayRoll | null;
   /** advantage/disadvantage toggle applied to d20 rolls everywhere */
   mode: RollMode;
+  /** GM only: when on, the GM's rolls are NOT broadcast to the table */
+  secret: boolean;
   push: (roll: Omit<TrayRoll, 'seq'>) => void;
   dismiss: () => void;
   setMode: (mode: RollMode) => void;
   /** click the same mode again to turn it off */
   toggleMode: (mode: Exclude<RollMode, 'normal'>) => void;
+  toggleSecret: () => void;
 }
 
 let seq = 0;
 export const useRollStore = create<RollState>((set, get) => ({
   last: null,
   mode: 'normal',
+  secret: false,
   push: (roll) => set({ last: { ...roll, seq: ++seq } }),
   dismiss: () => set({ last: null }),
   setMode: (mode) => set({ mode }),
   toggleMode: (mode) => set({ mode: get().mode === mode ? 'normal' : mode }),
+  toggleSecret: () => set({ secret: !get().secret }),
 }));
diff --git a/src/styles/globals.css b/src/styles/globals.css
index 7e0da57..1dce3ff 100644
--- a/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -139,3 +139,26 @@ body {
 .animate-dice-rolling {
   animation: dice-shake 0.12s linear infinite;
 }
+
+/* Crit / fumble emphasis on the roll tray */
+@keyframes crit-pop {
+  0% { transform: scale(0.6) rotate(-10deg); }
+  45% { transform: scale(1.2) rotate(5deg); }
+  70% { transform: scale(0.96); }
+  100% { transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); }
+}
+.animate-crit { animation: crit-pop 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1); }
+@keyframes crit-glow {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 200, 60, 0); }
+  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 24px 5px rgba(255, 200, 60, 0.8); }
+}
+.animate-crit-glow { animation: crit-glow 1s ease-in-out 2; }
+@keyframes fumble-fall {
+  0% { transform: translateY(-5px) rotate(0); }
+  20% { transform: translateX(-7px) rotate(-5deg); }
+  40% { transform: translateX(6px) rotate(4deg); }
+  60% { transform: translateX(-5px) rotate(-3deg); }
+  80% { transform: translateX(3px) rotate(2deg); }
+  100% { transform: translateX(0) rotate(0); }
+}
+.animate-fumble { animation: fumble-fall 0.6s ease-in-out; }