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<blockquote data-quote="Scurvy_Platypus" data-source="post: 5318066" data-attributes="member: 43283"><p>Rather than retype it all out, here's what I've said before in a different thread:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't actually print the strip out. Like I said, I've got a magnetic dry erase board that I use to keep track of initiative order and monster HP.</p><p></p><p>It might seem a bit hard to wrap your head around how to initially set up where everyone is, but it's actually pretty simple. There's usually someone that has a darn good idea where they want/need to be; they become the "baseline" if you will.</p><p></p><p>For example, Bob says "I'm going to melee that sucker". Boom, you're done. Everyone else is basically in relation to Bob and his melee. Folks are hanging back for support, others are headed in to smack stuff around, whatever.</p><p></p><p>Maneuvering characters/monsters into funky terrain has varied a bit. Usually I go with an opposed roll just to keep things simple.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, it's a judgement call. My first litmus test is, "Is it cool?" If yes, then it's much more likely to happen. Next is, if it's an "even split" between the PCs and the monsters, PCs win.</p><p></p><p>It's not only possible to do mini/token free, I've done it and hand no problem. Granted it's been at the first Tier so maybe there's funky stuff I'd have issues with later, but so far it's been just fine. Some folks might not _like_ D&D without miniatures, some folks might be the sort that want to argue stuff unless there's no wriggle room for them, or whatever; that's a person problem, not an indication that the game can't be run mini/token free.</p><p></p><p>And just so my own personal bias is clear: I refuse to run D&D/d20 games with minis. I'm willing to play in them, because so many people love minis, but I can't be bothered with them when I'm running a game. Everyone that shows up to my table knows this, I let 'em know before character creation ever happens.</p><p></p><p>Hope something there is useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scurvy_Platypus, post: 5318066, member: 43283"] Rather than retype it all out, here's what I've said before in a different thread: I don't actually print the strip out. Like I said, I've got a magnetic dry erase board that I use to keep track of initiative order and monster HP. It might seem a bit hard to wrap your head around how to initially set up where everyone is, but it's actually pretty simple. There's usually someone that has a darn good idea where they want/need to be; they become the "baseline" if you will. For example, Bob says "I'm going to melee that sucker". Boom, you're done. Everyone else is basically in relation to Bob and his melee. Folks are hanging back for support, others are headed in to smack stuff around, whatever. Maneuvering characters/monsters into funky terrain has varied a bit. Usually I go with an opposed roll just to keep things simple. At the end of the day, it's a judgement call. My first litmus test is, "Is it cool?" If yes, then it's much more likely to happen. Next is, if it's an "even split" between the PCs and the monsters, PCs win. It's not only possible to do mini/token free, I've done it and hand no problem. Granted it's been at the first Tier so maybe there's funky stuff I'd have issues with later, but so far it's been just fine. Some folks might not _like_ D&D without miniatures, some folks might be the sort that want to argue stuff unless there's no wriggle room for them, or whatever; that's a person problem, not an indication that the game can't be run mini/token free. And just so my own personal bias is clear: I refuse to run D&D/d20 games with minis. I'm willing to play in them, because so many people love minis, but I can't be bothered with them when I'm running a game. Everyone that shows up to my table knows this, I let 'em know before character creation ever happens. Hope something there is useful. [/QUOTE]
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