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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prestidigitalis" data-source="post: 4979974" data-attributes="member: 74496">Thank you.  As a player, this "you have 10 (20, whatever) seconds to choose an action" idea smacks of punishment for certain styles of play, including mine.While I can understand placing time constraints on the occasional combat for thematic/plot reasons -- to convey a mood or sense of urgency unique to the context -- I cannot endorse doing it for the general purpose of realism.The single overriding reason I can think of to place limits is to prevent boredom and disengagement on the part of the other participants.  I'd also like to point out that sometimes there are non-tactical questions at stake: -- Do I attack an opponent, or do I stop to Heal-check my fallen comrade?  Maybe I'm angry with my comrade, or in love with him/her.  Maybe the opponent is my sworn enemy AND I'm in love with my comrade.  My PC's choice should be emotionally appropriate and not just tactically sound -- and possibly instead of tactically sound.-- Do I attack an opponent, or grab the spellbook before it is consumed by flames?  I have reason to believe the spellbook contains a ritual I've sought for years.Just as eamon points out that the PC knows his/her tactics up and down and inside and out, the PC also knows his/her emotions, plans, priorities, etc. intimately and with a concrete urgency that a player can only simulate.  There may be times when the player knows instantly what choice to make, but in other cases a mental review is required.  That review takes time, and in my opinion, that time should be granted.</blockquote>

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