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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 32812" data-attributes="member: 158">Like Psion, I have run 3E with and without miniatures - it depended on the mobility of the battlefield, and just how important the combat was, overall. If it were a straight one-on-one fight, then AoO's and flanking never mattered that much. Up to two opponents to a side, and it is still &quot;wingable.&quot; Any more than that, and I do break out the battlemat and mini's, because the group enjoys it, and because it is easier.I don't know why many people get the idea that 3E is somehow less &quot;cinematic&quot; than 1E combat. 1E in our games typically degraded into, &quot;I'm attacking that guy again&quot; or &quot;Magic Missile on the priest&quot; or &quot;My turn - miss.&quot;Now, we have people who attempt to jockey for sneak attacks, we have mages who wait for the best moment to unleash their spells, we have fighters who think about who the best opponent is, and how to work together to overcome a superior foe. It's more heroic to see someone risk a dash across enemy lines, KNOWING they will be hit multiple times in the attempt, because they know they are the only ones who can interrupt a mage's spells. It was a stirring moment last game when, as the opponents' priest called down a flame strike on me, that (thanks to my energy immunity spell) I strode out of the flames, almost Schwarzennegger-like, pointing at him with my sword, threatening his death. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> It's not to say such moments don't happen in earlier editions, but It happens with equal, if not more, frequency now that movement behavior on the battlefield has consequences.Y'know, I always wondered if Gary used a lot of house rules - now I know. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 32812, member: 158"] Like Psion, I have run 3E with and without miniatures - it depended on the mobility of the battlefield, and just how important the combat was, overall. If it were a straight one-on-one fight, then AoO's and flanking never mattered that much. Up to two opponents to a side, and it is still "wingable." Any more than that, and I do break out the battlemat and mini's, because the group enjoys it, and because it is easier. I don't know why many people get the idea that 3E is somehow less "cinematic" than 1E combat. 1E in our games typically degraded into, "I'm attacking that guy again" or "Magic Missile on the priest" or "My turn - miss." Now, we have people who attempt to jockey for sneak attacks, we have mages who wait for the best moment to unleash their spells, we have fighters who think about who the best opponent is, and how to work together to overcome a superior foe. It's more heroic to see someone risk a dash across enemy lines, KNOWING they will be hit multiple times in the attempt, because they know they are the only ones who can interrupt a mage's spells. It was a stirring moment last game when, as the opponents' priest called down a flame strike on me, that (thanks to my energy immunity spell) I strode out of the flames, almost Schwarzennegger-like, pointing at him with my sword, threatening his death. :D It's not to say such moments don't happen in earlier editions, but It happens with equal, if not more, frequency now that movement behavior on the battlefield has consequences. Y'know, I always wondered if Gary used a lot of house rules - now I know. :) [/QUOTE]

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