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<blockquote data-quote="SCMrks" data-source="post: 4089485" data-attributes="member: 41061"><p>I have been my group's DM for 20 years and I thought it was a lot to keep track of. Each of the playtester DM's had some token system prepared to mark mini's on the battle mat. One had checkers, one had colored chips that people use to mark BINGO cards, and one used tiny pieces of paper. When you got affected by a condition you marked your mini, when you got healed or recovered from the condition you unmarked it, then you mark it again when you got affected the next round. The DM needs help from honest players who know the rules because the DM has to keep track of all of the monsters too.</p><p></p><p>As an example there was no Bless spell to give the entire party +1 against all enemies. Instead when the cleric hits an enemy he gives one other character a bonus against that enemy for the next round. It like the dodge feat party wide. Who got the bonus this round and against which enemy was it? By itself it is no big deal but then the DM needs to remember who the paladin marked, who the fighter marked, who the warlock cursed, who the ranger made his quarry, who has on going damage, who needs to make a save for effects like dazed, who is bloddied and what activates when that person/monster is bloddied, etc. With practice I'm sure DM's will come up with systems to track all of this but it seemed like a lot for us beginners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCMrks, post: 4089485, member: 41061"] I have been my group's DM for 20 years and I thought it was a lot to keep track of. Each of the playtester DM's had some token system prepared to mark mini's on the battle mat. One had checkers, one had colored chips that people use to mark BINGO cards, and one used tiny pieces of paper. When you got affected by a condition you marked your mini, when you got healed or recovered from the condition you unmarked it, then you mark it again when you got affected the next round. The DM needs help from honest players who know the rules because the DM has to keep track of all of the monsters too. As an example there was no Bless spell to give the entire party +1 against all enemies. Instead when the cleric hits an enemy he gives one other character a bonus against that enemy for the next round. It like the dodge feat party wide. Who got the bonus this round and against which enemy was it? By itself it is no big deal but then the DM needs to remember who the paladin marked, who the fighter marked, who the warlock cursed, who the ranger made his quarry, who has on going damage, who needs to make a save for effects like dazed, who is bloddied and what activates when that person/monster is bloddied, etc. With practice I'm sure DM's will come up with systems to track all of this but it seemed like a lot for us beginners. [/QUOTE]
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