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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6069936" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Hey @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?40483-Ferghis" target="_blank">Ferghis</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Don't take your hat off yet!&nbsp; Its still pending the verdict on being fully functional and fun or being full of suck! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />As to your paragraph.&nbsp; I'm still tinkering with a few things.&nbsp; I'll run a few goes with your input to activate the Zoned Out Mass Combat Zones on every other turn and see how it goes.&nbsp; However, I think I should say a few things on the aim of my efforts to dispel a couple of looming questions:- I'm not looking to unify Action Economy or Time/Round between Zoned Out Mass Combat and Zoned In Mass Combat.&nbsp; The only area where they need to be synced (mechanically) is how they interface when one becomes the other.&nbsp; The moment a PC/group begins interfacing with a Zoned Out Mass Combat, they immediately become Zoned In (immediately, as in on that action and until the combat is resolved).&nbsp; Ia group needs it, they can color the narrative of Zoned Out Mass Combat &quot;Round Duration&quot; as roughly 12 seconds; doubling up the normal 4e (the Zoned In version) Round Duration of roughly 6 seconds.&nbsp; That might be a better solution to your query.- I just want something that is highly functional and user friendly.&nbsp; By that I mean:1)&nbsp; Abstract, Gamist/Narrativist mechanics and narrative rendering of the round/round resolution of the mass combat zones over Granular Process Simulation.2)&nbsp; Not fiddly.3)&nbsp; Not invasive.4)&nbsp; Quickly and easily adjudicated.5)&nbsp; Transitions well from Zoned In to Zoned Out.6)&nbsp; Thematically representative7)&nbsp; Tactically rich but not too, too deep so it violates any of the above.&nbsp; I want it to feel like the heroes are engaged in a fast-paced, action-packed, high stakes mass combat.&nbsp; I want it to be going on around them.&nbsp; I want the mechanical resolution to be quick but meaningful and impactful.&nbsp; I want the heroes contribution to be meaningful and impactful.&nbsp; This is why unification of action economy and all function of processes (time, space, etc) should not be (as it would violate 1 or more of the above) a match between Zone In and Zone Out.&nbsp; Given the number of Zones and Units that will be in play (if someone were to use this), it would be a logistical nightmare and bog the game down fiercely.&nbsp; Its just meant to be simple, fun, evocative, and functional for the PCs to interface with and get a sense of the stakes and their place in affecting the resolution of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6069936, member: 6696971"] Hey @[URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?40483-Ferghis"][B]Ferghis[/B][/URL] Don't take your hat off yet! Its still pending the verdict on being fully functional and fun or being full of suck! ;) As to your paragraph. I'm still tinkering with a few things. I'll run a few goes with your input to activate the Zoned Out Mass Combat Zones on every other turn and see how it goes. However, I think I should say a few things on the aim of my efforts to dispel a couple of looming questions: - I'm not looking to unify Action Economy or Time/Round between Zoned Out Mass Combat and Zoned In Mass Combat. The only area where they need to be synced (mechanically) is how they interface when one becomes the other. The moment a PC/group begins interfacing with a Zoned Out Mass Combat, they immediately become Zoned In (immediately, as in on that action and until the combat is resolved). Ia group needs it, they can color the narrative of Zoned Out Mass Combat "Round Duration" as roughly 12 seconds; doubling up the normal 4e (the Zoned In version) Round Duration of roughly 6 seconds. That might be a better solution to your query. - I just want something that is highly functional and user friendly. By that I mean: 1) Abstract, Gamist/Narrativist mechanics and narrative rendering of the round/round resolution of the mass combat zones over Granular Process Simulation. 2) Not fiddly. 3) Not invasive. 4) Quickly and easily adjudicated. 5) Transitions well from Zoned In to Zoned Out. 6) Thematically representative 7) Tactically rich but not too, too deep so it violates any of the above. I want it to feel like the heroes are engaged in a fast-paced, action-packed, high stakes mass combat. I want it to be going on around them. I want the mechanical resolution to be quick but meaningful and impactful. I want the heroes contribution to be meaningful and impactful. This is why unification of action economy and all function of processes (time, space, etc) should not be (as it would violate 1 or more of the above) a match between Zone In and Zone Out. Given the number of Zones and Units that will be in play (if someone were to use this), it would be a logistical nightmare and bog the game down fiercely. Its just meant to be simple, fun, evocative, and functional for the PCs to interface with and get a sense of the stakes and their place in affecting the resolution of them. [/QUOTE]

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