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<blockquote data-quote="UnknownAtThisTime" data-source="post: 5384746" data-attributes="member: 94582">I have had, for some months now, the exact same general idea as Mouseferatu with regard to the &quot;standardizing&quot; of effects durations.&nbsp; &nbsp;My opinions (not facts) Below:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">The varying conditions and, specifically, their varied durations is the SINGLE BIGGEST headache to our game.&nbsp; I recognize that these are crucial to the game design, but they really are a pain (for us) and they really tie up game speed.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Standardizing to an all &quot;Save Ends&quot; mechanic would certainly save our group time and ease on book-keeping attack effects that target opponents&nbsp;&nbsp; ...&nbsp; but ....</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Unfortunately, it is not just &quot;save conditions&quot; against targets that trip us up.&nbsp; This applies as much or more to &quot;buffs&quot; targetting allies or areas.</li>
</ol>Because of reason three, I am inclined to &quot;do nothing&quot;, and not implement a suggestion such as Mouse's, because it is only a partial solution to my larger problem.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is much more likely that I or the player forget the Cleric used his healing surge and gets a bonus to his AC&nbsp; when the Black Pudding attacks him later in the round.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Make no mistake, a group that is more &quot;on top of things&quot; with a &quot;competent DM&quot; instead of my band of short attention spanners led by a bumbling DM (me) would not have as much difficulty as we encounter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UnknownAtThisTime, post: 5384746, member: 94582"] I have had, for some months now, the exact same general idea as Mouseferatu with regard to the "standardizing" of effects durations. My opinions (not facts) Below: [LIST=1] [*]The varying conditions and, specifically, their varied durations is the SINGLE BIGGEST headache to our game. I recognize that these are crucial to the game design, but they really are a pain (for us) and they [B]really[/B] tie up game speed. [*]Standardizing to an all "Save Ends" mechanic would certainly save our group time and ease on book-keeping attack effects that target opponents ... but .... [*]Unfortunately, it is not just "save conditions" against targets that trip us up. This applies as much [B]or more[/B] to "buffs" targetting allies or areas. [/LIST]Because of reason three, I am inclined to "do nothing", and not implement a suggestion such as Mouse's, because it is only a partial solution to my larger problem. It is much more likely that I or the player forget the Cleric used his healing surge and gets a bonus to his AC when the Black Pudding attacks him later in the round. Make no mistake, a group that is more "on top of things" with a "competent DM" instead of my band of short attention spanners led by a bumbling DM (me) would not have as much difficulty as we encounter. [/QUOTE]

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