Hexes or Squares?

[diaglo]

outdoor movement overland or by sea in hexes
dungeon crawl or mapping or battle formation on squares or measured with tape measure.

 

[RFisher]

I voted hexes, but I plan to give free placement + ruler a try sometime.

Generally, I try to avoid using a battlemat in a roleplaying game, reserving it for regular wargaming.

 

[tetsujin28]

In general? Hexes. Wargames are in hexes. Therefor the only true shape is the hex

But for D&D, squares are easier, as that's the way the system's set up.

The most fun way, of course, is to just run it as an out-and-out miniatures game, using a ruler and terrain. However, that can sometimes get a bit hinky with 5' steps.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Squares indoors, hexes out.