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Originally Posted by buzz  This'll probably get me kicked in the nads, but my answer would be: "I don't care how long any combat takes, as long as everyone is interested and engaged." Whether it's a fight with a BBEG or an orc with a pie is irrelevant, IMO.
And my side-comment would be that anyone who chose "5-10 minutes"—and likely anyone who chose "10-20 minutes" as well—should probably stop playing D&D and find a RPG that better fits their sensibilities. |
Buzz-
I agree in concept with your point, but would observe that the more players are "interested and engaged" the faster combat tends to go. Wandering attention is what sucks away time-- when folks are really worried about that last hit taking them into negative hp they stay focused on their actions.
I am surprised at the number of folks looking around the 10-15 minute range, though-- you guys must be tactical geniuses! Seriously! I voted 30 minutes, although find most non-BBEG encounters to actually take about 45 minutes to run.
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