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<blockquote data-quote="Skyscraper" data-source="post: 7704485" data-attributes="member: 48518"><p>Since this is a 5E forum I'll answer "minis". I think that D&D lends itself well to miniature play. TotM is OK, but as soon as the battle is at least slightly complex, I find it often benefits from at least a hand-drawn map anyway.</p><p></p><p>So, since a reference is used, I'd rather use minis, I find them nicer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> To reduce setup time, I almost never draw a map. About half the time I use preprinted maps (I have about 30 and I pick the one that fits best) and the other half or just lay the minis on the table with an eraser representing a boulder and a dice box representing the horse-drawn cart. Even on a gridded map, we often won't count sqaures precisely.</p><p></p><p>Our battles are quick and this system works well for us. Where in 4E it often took us close to an entire session for a single battle, now we can easily fit 2 in one session and combat then still reprensents the minority of our gaming time.</p><p></p><p>That said, in other game systems, TotM works better for us, where the tactical combat is not as important.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skyscraper, post: 7704485, member: 48518"] Since this is a 5E forum I'll answer "minis". I think that D&D lends itself well to miniature play. TotM is OK, but as soon as the battle is at least slightly complex, I find it often benefits from at least a hand-drawn map anyway. So, since a reference is used, I'd rather use minis, I find them nicer :) To reduce setup time, I almost never draw a map. About half the time I use preprinted maps (I have about 30 and I pick the one that fits best) and the other half or just lay the minis on the table with an eraser representing a boulder and a dice box representing the horse-drawn cart. Even on a gridded map, we often won't count sqaures precisely. Our battles are quick and this system works well for us. Where in 4E it often took us close to an entire session for a single battle, now we can easily fit 2 in one session and combat then still reprensents the minority of our gaming time. That said, in other game systems, TotM works better for us, where the tactical combat is not as important. [/QUOTE]
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