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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Centisteed" data-source="post: 5533249" data-attributes="member: 6668296">Yeah I watched one of those for Rifts on a differentforum.  His requirement was 3-4 hours every Fridayevening.  They have software tools that you can get (some free, some not) so everyone can look ata map, their figure for combat placement, etc. I think some of that Traveller stuff out there wouldlook really good put in these tools, but I digress.I completed listening to Critical Hits #93 & it wascrazy!  For 2 hours they rolled dice & explainedactions for one encounter, I wasn't even sure whatthe combat was about having not listened to theprevious.  For awhile, I thought this was a Yahtzeepodcast there was so much dice rolling going on.LOL!  However, at the end of the podcast, they asked a question to some of the players on whetherit was normal for one encounter to take 2 hoursof combat rolling from previous editions of D&D.The answer was pretty sad.  They said it was thesame!  I couldn't imagine spending two hours incombat for one encounter.  I played D&D 1st edback when it was out, but I don't recall combattaking that long.  This must have happened backwhen 3.0 came out & they increased the crap outof the combat.I hear GURPS combat can do this too, but haven'theard of anyone wanting to mess with it. haha. When I get around to buying Campaigns, I'll besure to read all about that (I did read a bit of itback in GURPS 3rd back in the early 90s).</blockquote>