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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7311351" data-attributes="member: 23935">Since 3e, a round has been about 6 seconds long.  5e discusses different time scales and their uses (discusses is probably too strong -- more like mentions) in the PHB.  There it is mentioned that exploration will typically take place using a minute span rather than a round.In earlier versions, the basic span of time for exploration is the Turn which is about 10 minutes long compared to the combat round which is about a minute long.If a 3e+ adventure says something has a chance of happening each round, I would guess combat time is expected since there are 10 such potential events every minute.  If the reference is older and per round that means its about once a minute and simply get actions from each character about where they are / what they are doing.If the reference is older and per turn that means it happens about every 10 minutes (though 1e had pretty strict idea of what you can do in 10 minutes, like walk your base movement if you are being careful and mapping, casually examine a 20'x20' area, thoroughly check a 10'x10' section of wall for secrets, etc.)</blockquote>