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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 3110837" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Presto! There's your answer!</p><p></p><p>In my campaign, if you're on the Battlemat, <em>you are where your mini is.</em> If you don't like it, on your turn, move. If your players throw a fit because they can't all move 600' in one round- well, either they're used to being soft-pedalled by their dms (maybe you, maybe others), or else they have no conception of how far 600' is.</p><p></p><p>I suggest this: point at the Battlemat (arranged like they were when they began their attack). Then get a tape measure and spool out 120 squares (which is 120", or <strong>ten goddamn feet</strong>) and say, "Okay, so this is how far you would have to have run without alerting your enemies, <em>who were watching you and already in combat with your</em>, that you were trying to flee."</p><p></p><p>If that doesn't get through to them, I'm honestly not sure what else to try.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER, some of the madness might be your fault. I don't know, I wasn't there. Question: Did they put themselves on the mat, or did you put them on it? If you put them on it, you were acting under certain assumptions that, frankly, you shouldn't have acted under. Unless they approved your placement, I'd say that they have some room to complain. In the future, make them put themselves on the map, and make sure they understand that their mini marks their location and that they move only on their turn. </p><p></p><p>IME, making the party position themselves lets them dig the hole. You just have to throw dirt on top.</p><p></p><p>But in all fairness, if the party scatters, the sorcerer ain't gonna be able to get 'em all with a single <em>fireball.</em> It's only a 20' radius, after all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 3110837, member: 1210"] Presto! There's your answer! In my campaign, if you're on the Battlemat, [i]you are where your mini is.[/i] If you don't like it, on your turn, move. If your players throw a fit because they can't all move 600' in one round- well, either they're used to being soft-pedalled by their dms (maybe you, maybe others), or else they have no conception of how far 600' is. I suggest this: point at the Battlemat (arranged like they were when they began their attack). Then get a tape measure and spool out 120 squares (which is 120", or [b]ten goddamn feet[/b]) and say, "Okay, so this is how far you would have to have run without alerting your enemies, [i]who were watching you and already in combat with your[/i], that you were trying to flee." If that doesn't get through to them, I'm honestly not sure what else to try. HOWEVER, some of the madness might be your fault. I don't know, I wasn't there. Question: Did they put themselves on the mat, or did you put them on it? If you put them on it, you were acting under certain assumptions that, frankly, you shouldn't have acted under. Unless they approved your placement, I'd say that they have some room to complain. In the future, make them put themselves on the map, and make sure they understand that their mini marks their location and that they move only on their turn. IME, making the party position themselves lets them dig the hole. You just have to throw dirt on top. But in all fairness, if the party scatters, the sorcerer ain't gonna be able to get 'em all with a single [i]fireball.[/i] It's only a 20' radius, after all. :) [/QUOTE]
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