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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 4080376" data-attributes="member: 4550">Because I can't believe that people are still hung up on this issue...Minis and such are not required to play 4E.  Minis, grids, maps, etc. can certainly enhance the experience, but are in no way required - at least no more so than any other iteration of D&D.Dungeons have always been drawn on graph paper.  There have always been ranges, areas, and distances to calculate on your turn.  These are staples of D&D.  And whether you use feet, inches, or "squares" makes no difference: you are dealing with the exact same issues.The fact that terrain is now a more significant feature should be more exciting to everyone, since it adds depth to an encounter that has been difficult to emulate in pre-4E.Just because a character or monster stat block says "Close burst 2" does not mean you will be required to have a square grid, a mini, and a tokens to represent the monsters surrounding a creature.  You can just as easily wing it in your imagination, if you want."Marking" sounds complicated now, but in terms of pure round-by-round management as well as what any given person is required to know at any given moment, it will not be that bad.  You can just as easily call out a challenge to a monster to force it to attack you without using any tools besides a paper and pencil at the game table.4E is simply written to make full use of tangilble tools, as well.  Because for most, it makes the game more fun.</blockquote>

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