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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 2635796" data-attributes="member: 31465">I sort of agree here too. Small fights don't warrant the mat, although i've done it just to be evocative of the terrain. I recall one time in a 3E game, and this really pissed me off as a DM, the players were involved in two combats in a huge room. Dim light, smoke and fire everywhere, and ONE spellcaster 90' away from the other group wanted to count out squares and drop a fireball precisely to catch all the enemies and not a fallen friend inside a tiny little area. Of course, arguments ensued.  I'm sure this has happened plenty of times, the DM doesn't think that such precision is justified in the middle of hectic combat. A reason NOT to use battlemats......still like 'em though.I've actually tinkered a bit making my own. Just needs a little fiddling around in Photoshop. Here's two that i made to 1" scale. They are useful for invoking mood and determining balance checks and such just from a glance.</blockquote>