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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 4602985" data-attributes="member: 12377">Oh!&nbsp; I almost forgot a really important one, but DracoSuave reminded me:Pre-calculate all the maths for your powers.&nbsp; These don't change much during the session so there's no reason NOT to pre-calculate the maths and write down the results.&nbsp; One of my pet peeves is players who go to make an attack and roll the d20 and then say, &quot;OK, that was a 13, plus 1/2 my level is 15, plus my Strength is 19, and then I have a plus 1 sword so that's 20... oh yeah, proficiency bonus plus 3 for 23...&quot;&nbsp; They could have done that maths ahead of time and just written down &quot;Attack: +10&quot; for that power.I also encourage players to write down their powers in the way that is most readable to them.&nbsp; Consider the following:Dreadful Word / Warlock (Star) Attack 1You whisper one word of an unthinkable cosmic secret to your foe. His mind reels in terror.Encounter ✦ Arcane, Fear, Implement, PsychicStandard Action / Ranged 5Target: One creatureAttack: Charisma vs. WillHit: 2d8 + Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target takes a –1 penalty to Will defense until the end of your next turn.Star Pact: The penalty to Will defense is equal to 1 + your Intelligence modifier.Contrast that with:[ ] Dreadful Word (standard; ranged 5; one creature) p.132&nbsp; &nbsp; +7 vs Will;&nbsp; 2d8 + 5 psychic damage, and the target takes a –3 penalty to Will defense until the end of your next turn.The second form is much easier to read, has the information pre-calculated in the order in which it is needed, and has the page number listed in case you need the full details.&nbsp;-- 77IM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 4602985, member: 12377"] Oh! I almost forgot a really important one, but DracoSuave reminded me: [i]Pre-calculate all the maths for your powers.[/i] These don't change much during the session so there's no reason NOT to pre-calculate the maths and write down the results. One of my pet peeves is players who go to make an attack and roll the d20 and then say, "OK, that was a 13, plus 1/2 my level is 15, plus my Strength is 19, and then I have a plus 1 sword so that's 20... oh yeah, proficiency bonus plus 3 for 23..." They could have done that maths ahead of time and just written down "Attack: +10" for that power. I also encourage players to write down their powers in the way that is most readable to them. Consider the following: [U][B]Dreadful Word[/B] / Warlock (Star) Attack 1[/U] [I]You whisper one word of an unthinkable cosmic secret to your foe. His mind reels in terror.[/I] [B]Encounter ✦ Arcane, Fear, Implement, Psychic[/B] [B]Standard Action[/B] / [B]Ranged[/B] 5 [B]Target:[/B] One creature [B]Attack:[/B] Charisma vs. Will [B]Hit:[/B] 2d8 + Charisma modifier psychic damage, and the target takes a –1 penalty to Will defense until the end of your next turn. [B]Star Pact:[/B] The penalty to Will defense is equal to 1 + your Intelligence modifier. Contrast that with: [ ] [B]Dreadful Word[/B] (standard; ranged 5; one creature) [I]p.132[/I] [B]+7[/B] vs Will; [B]2d8 + 5[/B] psychic damage, and the target takes a –3 penalty to Will defense until the end of your next turn. The second form is much easier to read, has the information pre-calculated in the order in which it is needed, and has the page number listed in case you need the full details. -- 77IM [/QUOTE]

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