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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4069358" data-attributes="member: 5143">Yeah, it just reduces the tactical nature of the game.&nbsp; When everyone is fighting a gargantuan creature there are a lot of ways to flank it.&nbsp; However, it's also good to know if you can move into a flanking position with a 5-ft step or if it'll take a move action or a double move.&nbsp; Also, is the terrain between me and the enemy?&nbsp; If it happens to be in the square I'm trying to 5-ft step into then I can't do it.&nbsp; Am I within 20ft of the mage so that his special ability affects me?&nbsp; What about within 30ft of the cleric so he can cast Delay Death on me if I drop?&nbsp; Am I within 30 ft of both the goblin behind the rock and the goblin coming through the door because I'd like to get point blank shot on both of them?&nbsp; My boots let me move 5ft further this round, do they make the difference between being able to charge or not?I know the couple of times I've tried to DM without a battlemat I always handwaived distances so that I didn't have to keep track of exact numbers.&nbsp; And I KNOW I wasn't very accurate a number of times.&nbsp; My players lived in a weird world where two PCs would be 40 feet apart but the monster who was in melee with one of them was 30 feet away from the other one(and yes, the monster was on the OTHER side of the PC, further away).&nbsp; But rather than keep track of exact numbers I'd just guess a lot.&nbsp; Numbers changed from round to round and I was often willing to reply yes to just about anything:&quot;Can I get there in a single move?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Sure, it's about 30 feet away.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I only move 20, I'm a dwarf.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Well, you can still make it there.&quot; &quot;Can I make it there?&nbsp; I only move 10 right now.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Umm, sure, what the heck.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4069358, member: 5143"] Yeah, it just reduces the tactical nature of the game. When everyone is fighting a gargantuan creature there are a lot of ways to flank it. However, it's also good to know if you can move into a flanking position with a 5-ft step or if it'll take a move action or a double move. Also, is the terrain between me and the enemy? If it happens to be in the square I'm trying to 5-ft step into then I can't do it. Am I within 20ft of the mage so that his special ability affects me? What about within 30ft of the cleric so he can cast Delay Death on me if I drop? Am I within 30 ft of both the goblin behind the rock and the goblin coming through the door because I'd like to get point blank shot on both of them? My boots let me move 5ft further this round, do they make the difference between being able to charge or not? I know the couple of times I've tried to DM without a battlemat I always handwaived distances so that I didn't have to keep track of exact numbers. And I KNOW I wasn't very accurate a number of times. My players lived in a weird world where two PCs would be 40 feet apart but the monster who was in melee with one of them was 30 feet away from the other one(and yes, the monster was on the OTHER side of the PC, further away). But rather than keep track of exact numbers I'd just guess a lot. Numbers changed from round to round and I was often willing to reply yes to just about anything: "Can I get there in a single move?" "Sure, it's about 30 feet away." "I only move 20, I'm a dwarf." "Well, you can still make it there." "Can I make it there? I only move 10 right now." "Umm, sure, what the heck." [/QUOTE]

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