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<blockquote data-quote="Zogmo" data-source="post: 4333044" data-attributes="member: 17682">I have DM'd a few 4e sessions without a battlemat or miniatures.&nbsp; One of the groups I DM for has been playing since the 70's and feel that exactness is not needed.&nbsp; They ask me if something/someone is in range so that they can do &quot;insert cool move here&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;insert spell here&quot;, I tell them either yes that's possible or no they need to be about 5 feet closer (or whatever the situation calls for).&nbsp; If they are a bit too far they just have to tell me they want to move within 10 feet (or whatever) of the bad guy and off we go.&nbsp; This is a group that wants to have fun, is trusting enough in me to accept that I won't &quot;cheat them&quot; and will challenge me on any ruling or rule they see fit to challenge.I am very descriptive when we game and they do ask for re-confirmations of things they want to do and if I misunderstood their intentions or didn't describe something well enough then we re-do the action, but nobody stresses about it.&nbsp; We have also enjoyed a number of nights camping in Yosemite with no dice or books (3e) and played our continuing campaign sitting around a campfire at night while real bears were roaming around.&nbsp; Very fun indeedy.It is much easier with minis and battlemats and I like using them when I can. It makes my job easier as a DM but playing without is limited to only your imagination.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zogmo, post: 4333044, member: 17682"] I have DM'd a few 4e sessions without a battlemat or miniatures. One of the groups I DM for has been playing since the 70's and feel that exactness is not needed. They ask me if something/someone is in range so that they can do "insert cool move here" or "insert spell here", I tell them either yes that's possible or no they need to be about 5 feet closer (or whatever the situation calls for). If they are a bit too far they just have to tell me they want to move within 10 feet (or whatever) of the bad guy and off we go. This is a group that wants to have fun, is trusting enough in me to accept that I won't "cheat them" and will challenge me on any ruling or rule they see fit to challenge. I am very descriptive when we game and they do ask for re-confirmations of things they want to do and if I misunderstood their intentions or didn't describe something well enough then we re-do the action, but nobody stresses about it. We have also enjoyed a number of nights camping in Yosemite with no dice or books (3e) and played our continuing campaign sitting around a campfire at night while real bears were roaming around. Very fun indeedy. It is much easier with minis and battlemats and I like using them when I can. It makes my job easier as a DM but playing without is limited to only your imagination. [/QUOTE]

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