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Message: <blockquote data-quote="YRUSirius" data-source="post: 5207134" data-attributes="member: 62341">Okay, thanks for all of your responses. Actually I was just trying to find a way to simplify this duration tracking process for casual D&D beginners I'd like to dm for eventually. I'm pretty sure they, as total beginners, would hardly care a lot about the metagaming aspect of End of Round durations or even the initiative order at all like real hardcore D&D optimizers. So I was searching for a quick and dirty fix - even if this would overpower some powers slightly.But now I got a clearer picture, and think I will indeed use end of user TURN durations as the simplified standard for now. That way I can write "+ slowed for 1 round" onto the players' power cards, I'll explain them that this means "until the end of your next turn" and I'll tell them to place the power card near or onto the battlegrid when the power inflicts an effect so everyone can be reminded of it when they have a look at the grid. When their next turn comes up they will remove the used power card from the grid at the end of their round and the effect will end.It seems to be the best to lay the responsibility of tracking the duration of the effect into the hands of the effects user. It will be his job that the effect will be remembered and used and it will be his job to notify everyone when it ends.Thanks for your help.Actually I had the use of a small whiteboard with dry erase marker in my mind, which I'd place near the battlegrid so everyone would have their initiative in plain sight.</blockquote>

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