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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jemal" data-source="post: 3486897" data-attributes="member: 9026">I used figs/representations much more often back in 1st/2nd and even the begining of 3rd than I do now.  As I learned to DM and describe better, they became more of a hassle and less help.  Looking at the board and seeing a bunch of things that're supposed to represent 'this and that' actually makes it HARDER to visualize that that giant leggo block there is supposed to be an Enlarged, Winged, Feral Tarrasque  (or whatnot).  It's hard to be scared of lego.You just need to make sure everyone knows their OWN position in relation to others, not the exact positiosn of the whole field (though the DM should).  If anybody's confused : Ask Questions.  If someone does something, warn them if you think they've forgotten something (like a previous posters example of "that'll provoke AoO's you know" or another one's of "Do I get an AoO for him casting a spelll?  I threaten him, right?"The other reason I don't use Mini's is b/c the characters are not supposed to be able to accurately judge the exact position and location of everyone(Unless they've got exceedingly high Intelligence scores), just "Bob's about 10 feet to my side, those two orcs are about 30' away, and the pit is 10' behind them".  Using Mini's makes it more of a strategy wargame and less of an RPG.  That's not saying you can't have large, tactical fights w/o mini's, though... I do it all the time!</blockquote>