How long are your combats?

[jester47]

I was thinking about how long fights last. Typically they are over in a matter of seconds, ussually less then a minute when the partis are evenly matched.

On average how many rounds do your combats last in your games?

Aaron.

 

[Xarlen]

I've had maybe 1 or two fights over 4-5 rounds.

 

[DM with a vengence]

Usually two rounds, one round fights are difficult put if the dice go the player's way, then it's game over. I've only had one fight past three rounds.

 

[Chroma]

Longest fight ever...

...at least in my campaign.

An assault against a system of caves held by goblinoid rogues and rangers that turned into a protracted hit-and-run battle lasted for *twenty-nine* combat rounds... running, ducking, hiding, sniping, jockeying for position, bluffing, spellcasting, getting lost... it was fantastic! At least one attack die was rolled each round, so, that's a long battle! It came down to the wire, but the PCs won in the end and even managed to capture their at-the-time nemesis, a nasty female hobgoblin ranger with favoured enemy: human.

It was a blast!

 

[Cloudgatherer]

Typically, 3-5 rounds. In bigger battles I've it go 10+ rounds. These are rare instances, usually with lots of healing and high defenses.

 

[the Jester]

A really long fight is about twelve rounds. Typically, more like two to six. It depends a lot on whether the fight comes all at once or in waves, and whether one side is prepared or not, too.

 

[gfunk]

We've had combats that have lasted for well over 30 rounds. We are a relatively high level party (avg. 15) or so. Although some people feel that battles at this level tend to be quick and bloody, I must say that our combats involve a lot of hit and run tactics as well as a lot of defense.

Demons and Devils that we combat routinely use their Teleport abilities to escape when they're low on hit points and don't hesitate to summon help.

 

[Ace]

I was thinking about how long fights last. Typically they are over in a matter of seconds, ussually less then a minute when the partis are evenly matched.

On average how many rounds do your combats last in your games?

Aaron.

Pretty much the whole session. However many rounds that is

The game I am in his unpretentious hack and slash.

When I run Combat lasts about 4-7 rounds

 

[jester47]

So far we dont have a combat that lasts longer than three minutes game time.

Aaron.

 

[Malexin]

Usually a battle will last between six and eight rounds, with larger combats lasting between 12 and 15 rounds.