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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5443892" data-attributes="member: 386">I haven't used a battlemap in some time.  I have a custom system for dealing with combat that tends to speed things up, but it has some quirks - such as resolving actions round-by-round instead of turn-by-turn.The last combat we ran through lasted a few hours, but it included 5 PCs + 1 Henchman vs. :Kalarel (8th level elite controller)Balgron the Fat (4th level lurker)2 corruption corpses1 dark creeper8 zombies1 goblin hexer1 goblin sharpshooter5 goblin warriors1 hobgoblin archer1 hobgoblin warcaster3 hobgoblin soldiers5 skeletons4 gravehounds40 combatants in a battle that lasted ~3 hours isn't so bad.  Combats with fewer combatants tend to go by pretty quickly; the average encounter takes about 10-20 minutes, some being 5 minutes.The system tends to generate a lot of "RP" based on how players describe their actions.  I use a different skill system and allow PCs who draw on their skills to get a bonus to their attack roll, if that skill applies.  I also detail some other ways to get bonuses, based on fictional details (being in a shield wall adds to AC, attacking a guy who's bent over at the waist gives a bonus to the attack roll, someone who's out of position and in no way to defend themselves can be maimed - like the dragonborn who got an arrow in the eye last session).I also reduce HP by ~2.25 and don't use damage rolls.</blockquote>