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<blockquote data-quote="radmod" data-source="post: 5300225" data-attributes="member: 93008">I always add everything, both as a player and a DM.Part of the reason for this is that, often, the actual setting is somewhere (like a class room) where writing the points on a board in front of the players is easiest. Also when dealing with creatures that have special resistances that would require adding and subtracting at the same time it becomes easier. For example, if a creature has five points of damage reduction I can write damage down as 12, 7, 8, 4 in a column. Then I can quickly add up the actual damages in my head 7+2+3 = 12. Likewise I can add special marks to indicate particular damage. Sometimes I write damage on the board in an unusual way just to screw with the players.Finally, there's ALWAYS the case where you write down damage and then realize there was no damage, or it should be more. Having the individual amounts (for the round/turn) written down means you can change them easily.As a bonus, players love to see the actual totals they did, not just what went through.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="radmod, post: 5300225, member: 93008"] I always add everything, both as a player and a DM. Part of the reason for this is that, often, the actual setting is somewhere (like a class room) where writing the points on a board in front of the players is easiest. Also when dealing with creatures that have special resistances that would require adding and subtracting at the same time it becomes easier. For example, if a creature has five points of damage reduction I can write damage down as 12, 7, 8, 4 in a column. Then I can quickly add up the actual damages in my head 7+2+3 = 12. Likewise I can add special marks to indicate particular damage. Sometimes I write damage on the board in an unusual way just to screw with the players. Finally, there's ALWAYS the case where you write down damage and then realize there was no damage, or it should be more. Having the individual amounts (for the round/turn) written down means you can change them easily. As a bonus, players love to see the actual totals they did, not just what went through. [/QUOTE]

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