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<blockquote data-quote="LittleFuzzy" data-source="post: 4604582" data-attributes="member: 79881">Because you also have to decide what they're going to do.&nbsp; Where are they moving, what paths are they moving along *risking OAs or not, or triggering immediate actions.&nbsp; It all takes mental processing time and unless monsters are playing entirely scripted rather than reacting to what players do, then many DMs are going to end up spending some of that mental processing time during their &quot;turn&quot; rather than making those decisions during the turn of the player just preceding the monster(s).&nbsp; You might be fast enough to manage it but I know I'm not, and I'm certain I'm not alone.&nbsp;Doesn't necessarily matter.&nbsp; Most people *not all by any means, but most* are more bothered by several large chunks of &quot;down-time&quot; than an equal amount of time split up into smaller segments, assuming they aren't able to go do something else during that time, i.e. that they're kinda expected to stay at the table so they can use the immediate and opportunity actions you and I have both referenced.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LittleFuzzy, post: 4604582, member: 79881"] Because you also have to decide what they're going to do. Where are they moving, what paths are they moving along *risking OAs or not, or triggering immediate actions. It all takes mental processing time and unless monsters are playing entirely scripted rather than reacting to what players do, then many DMs are going to end up spending some of that mental processing time during their "turn" rather than making those decisions during the turn of the player just preceding the monster(s). You might be fast enough to manage it but I know I'm not, and I'm certain I'm not alone. Doesn't necessarily matter. Most people *not all by any means, but most* are more bothered by several large chunks of "down-time" than an equal amount of time split up into smaller segments, assuming they aren't able to go do something else during that time, i.e. that they're kinda expected to stay at the table so they can use the immediate and opportunity actions you and I have both referenced. [/QUOTE]

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