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<blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 4161942" data-attributes="member: 1457">My first suggestion is to cut that group down in size. Anything over 3-4 players (+ DM) is asking for loooong combats, exacerbated by long time between each player's turn. Second suggestion is to call out &quot;on deck&quot;. So if it's Johnny's turn, and Susie's turn after Johnny, say &quot;Alright Johnny, you're up. Susie! You're on deck.&quot; This will encourage Susie to get her act together, start paying attention to the battlemat again, maybe even start planning an action or counting out movement. It also encourages Johnny to hurry up and finish his turn, since he knows Susie is waiting to go. Third suggestion: everybody should have a d20, and everybody should have the damage dice they need. But that's it--no need to clutter up the table (or the person's space) with extra dice.Fourth: create a cheat sheet for yourself (as DM) with each character's defenses, passive insight, and passive perception. Not having to call out &quot;what's your ____?&quot; saves a TON of time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zaruthustran, post: 4161942, member: 1457"] My first suggestion is to cut that group down in size. Anything over 3-4 players (+ DM) is asking for loooong combats, exacerbated by long time between each player's turn. Second suggestion is to call out "on deck". So if it's Johnny's turn, and Susie's turn after Johnny, say "Alright Johnny, you're up. Susie! You're on deck." This will encourage Susie to get her act together, start paying attention to the battlemat again, maybe even start planning an action or counting out movement. It also encourages Johnny to hurry up and finish his turn, since he knows Susie is waiting to go. Third suggestion: everybody should have a d20, and everybody should have the damage dice they need. But that's it--no need to clutter up the table (or the person's space) with extra dice. Fourth: create a cheat sheet for yourself (as DM) with each character's defenses, passive insight, and passive perception. Not having to call out "what's your ____?" saves a TON of time. [/QUOTE]

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