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<blockquote data-quote="mearls" data-source="post: 2120084" data-attributes="member: 697">Rolling for DR had me worried, since it had the potential to slow things down. However, in play it has little, pretty much no, effect on speed.The key is pretty simple, and it all came to light when I watched a playtest group. The DM announces damage to a player, and before the player writes down his new hp total he rolls his DR and adjusts the damage taken. The act of writing down a PC's new hit point total takes a moment anyway, and it seems that the roll for DR is simply tucked into that act.The real key is that the player can take care of his DR while the DM continues resolving the monster's action or the next player takes her turn. If you're interested in seeing the effect, next time you play D&amp;D roll a d6 and check the result each time you have to record damage to your PC.It is worth noting that, aside from NPCs in armor, the DM won't roll for DR. Monsters treat natural armor as a modifier to Defense. I intentionally did this to make bookkeeping easier for the DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mearls, post: 2120084, member: 697"] Rolling for DR had me worried, since it had the potential to slow things down. However, in play it has little, pretty much no, effect on speed. The key is pretty simple, and it all came to light when I watched a playtest group. The DM announces damage to a player, and before the player writes down his new hp total he rolls his DR and adjusts the damage taken. The act of writing down a PC's new hit point total takes a moment anyway, and it seems that the roll for DR is simply tucked into that act. The real key is that the player can take care of his DR while the DM continues resolving the monster's action or the next player takes her turn. If you're interested in seeing the effect, next time you play D&D roll a d6 and check the result each time you have to record damage to your PC. It is worth noting that, aside from NPCs in armor, the DM won't roll for DR. Monsters treat natural armor as a modifier to Defense. I intentionally did this to make bookkeeping easier for the DM. [/QUOTE]

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