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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 3152795" data-attributes="member: 32740">I've been playing for some 30 years now.&nbsp; Been using miniatures and 1&quot; square grids THE ENTIRE TIME.&nbsp; First session to last.&nbsp; I can recall exactly ONE game where I actually made do with no minis and that was a one-night, 2-hour game run by a guy who got his jollies being the leader of the school bullies when we were in high school together.&nbsp; That was obviously a wierd night for more than one reason: the high school bullies inviting me, the geek of geeks, over for a game of D&amp;D.&nbsp; We never played again but I explained how the regular group I played in used minis and grids.Using minis and a &quot;board&quot; is still not necessary and never has been.&nbsp; I wouldn't really want to play without them though, even moreso in 3E than in older editions as 3E is geared to work WITH those things even if it doesn't REQUIRE them.Some have here opined that their use will actually stunt your growth and shrivel your brain.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; That is of course utter shash.&nbsp; Use them if you want.&nbsp; Don't if you don't.&nbsp; Neither is mandatory.&nbsp; Neither is &quot;wrong&quot;.For my part, I wouldn't do without them.&nbsp; Too much fun with them to try NOT using them on a regular basis.&nbsp; Honestly, they are such an ingrained part of MY D&amp;D experience that I don't really want to try.&nbsp; I also use a fair amount of Dwarven Forge and the occasional 3-D terrain elements in addition to the ever-popular Battlemat.Just TRY and tell me I have no imagination (heck I chant about that all the time with the prediliction people show for religious adherence to rules Rules RULES).&nbsp; Lack of imagination isn't the advocacy of use of minis.&nbsp; Lack of imagination is thinking that the advocacy and use of minis is inherently unimaginative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 3152795, member: 32740"] I've been playing for some 30 years now. Been using miniatures and 1" square grids THE ENTIRE TIME. First session to last. I can recall exactly ONE game where I actually made do with no minis and that was a one-night, 2-hour game run by a guy who got his jollies being the leader of the school bullies when we were in high school together. That was obviously a wierd night for more than one reason: the high school bullies inviting me, the geek of geeks, over for a game of D&D. We never played again but I explained how the regular group I played in used minis and grids. Using minis and a "board" is still not necessary and never has been. I wouldn't really want to play without them though, even moreso in 3E than in older editions as 3E is geared to work WITH those things even if it doesn't REQUIRE them. Some have here opined that their use will actually stunt your growth and shrivel your brain. :) That is of course utter shash. Use them if you want. Don't if you don't. Neither is mandatory. Neither is "wrong". For my part, I wouldn't do without them. Too much fun with them to try NOT using them on a regular basis. Honestly, they are such an ingrained part of MY D&D experience that I don't really want to try. I also use a fair amount of Dwarven Forge and the occasional 3-D terrain elements in addition to the ever-popular Battlemat. Just TRY and tell me I have no imagination (heck I chant about that all the time with the prediliction people show for religious adherence to rules Rules RULES). Lack of imagination isn't the advocacy of use of minis. Lack of imagination is thinking that the advocacy and use of minis is inherently unimaginative. [/QUOTE]

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