Otterscrubber
First Post
Thanks, although I'm trying to get a feel for the number of in game rounds on average in the two editions, rather than the real world time it takes to resolve an encounter.
Hard to say as it depends on the make-up of the creatures my party is usually fighting, also how tough the fight is. If the fight is not a big deal my players tend to make quick decisions and fights can be over in 15 minutes. Tougher fights will involve more tactical decisions and discussions with the players and can take over an hour in some cases. More if we have new players or the players are playing with a newly made character they are not familiar with. I find this to be the case in both 3.5 and 4e.
Also of note, as the DM I often have to take time to get to know the monsters as they all also now have some unique abilities and if I want to challenge my players I have to figure out how to use those abilities well. So if I'm using monsters I've never used I can slow things down as I figure out how to run it.