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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 9439321" data-attributes="member: 6901101">Not to debate this, because we don't know. All of our experience with the new ruleset, especially the printed versions in the PHB, are limited. But we do know that adding options and reactions takes more time. Players trying to decide what to do takes longer. It is the reason the wizard's turn often takes much longer than the fighter's. This is not debatable. It is simply a fact. If you point to some outlier, ok. I'm sure you had a player that was a wizard, and they took half the time that the fighter took. But the real-life scenario, the day-to-day play, the average playstyles at a table, choices and options and reactions increase a combat turn's time. Not to be nitpicky, but a limited number of people having been running playtests. The PHB hasn't even been officially released except for a few thousand at GenCon. And you are correct: HP and 5ft squares do take more time. Do you know why? Because it offers more choices. It increases options. Do I place the spell here or there? Do I move here or there? Options take time. Just like character combat options take time.</blockquote>