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<blockquote data-quote="DrJawaPhD" data-source="post: 9471170" data-attributes="member: 7044770">No ADHD myself but I have worked with players who potentially did (all I know for sure is they had trouble remembering what their character did, which dice were which even after months, etc), and one technique I've seen help is a combat flowchart.For example for the Open Hand Monk:&nbsp; 1) pick enemy and run up to them, 2) for Bonus Action either dash if you need more runspeed or if you are at melee then flurry of blows + knock prone + stunning strike, 3) for Action, attack twice - each time choose punch or grapple, 4) any time you take damage, use Reaction to Deflect Attack if possible.&nbsp; It was something like that, I forget exactly but the idea was to give them something easy to follow that was close enough to optimal that they were contributing in almost all situations and never felt overwhelmed with too many options.Also I think another important thing to remember is that there's nothing wrong with forgetting to use your optimal class abilities, and that we all do it.&nbsp; I try my best to memorize every rule of the game but all this really seems to achieve is that 100% of the time after the session I figure out what I &quot;should've done&quot; but didn't think about in real time.&nbsp; Kind of like how you always think of that witty retort after it's way too late but never when you actually need it</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DrJawaPhD, post: 9471170, member: 7044770"] No ADHD myself but I have worked with players who potentially did (all I know for sure is they had trouble remembering what their character did, which dice were which even after months, etc), and one technique I've seen help is a combat flowchart. For example for the Open Hand Monk: 1) pick enemy and run up to them, 2) for Bonus Action either dash if you need more runspeed or if you are at melee then flurry of blows + knock prone + stunning strike, 3) for Action, attack twice - each time choose punch or grapple, 4) any time you take damage, use Reaction to Deflect Attack if possible. It was something like that, I forget exactly but the idea was to give them something easy to follow that was close enough to optimal that they were contributing in almost all situations and never felt overwhelmed with too many options. Also I think another important thing to remember is that there's nothing wrong with forgetting to use your optimal class abilities, and that we all do it. I try my best to memorize every rule of the game but all this really seems to achieve is that 100% of the time after the session I figure out what I "should've done" but didn't think about in real time. Kind of like how you always think of that witty retort after it's way too late but never when you actually need it [/QUOTE]

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