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<blockquote data-quote="robus" data-source="post: 7477310" data-attributes="member: 6801558">Some more thoughts:Keep the basic flow of the game in the forefront of your mind:1) You describe the current situation: scene and monsters2) Players state their actions3) You narrate the result of their actions leading back to step 1This loop is always happening in all 3 pillars: exploration, combat and social interaction.As far as dice rolling goes, don't let the players roll before you ask for one. They don't know if the result of their action is uncertain. And if you're not certain as to what they're wanting to do make sure you know both *what* they're trying to accomplish (i.e. the goal) and the manner in which they're trying to go about it (i.e. the approach). Some approaches will guarantee success or failure, no roll necessary. Others might work and thus require a roll of the dice.And if you're doing theatre of mind I can't recommend the Roshambo approach to combat highly enough:<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?592401-Need-feedback-on-these-alternative-rules-for-Theatre-of-the-Mind-combat-(updated-again-to-version-1-2)" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?592401-Need-feedback-on-these-alternative-rules-for-Theatre-of-the-Mind-combat-(updated-again-to-version-1-2)</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="robus, post: 7477310, member: 6801558"] Some more thoughts: Keep the basic flow of the game in the forefront of your mind: 1) You describe the current situation: scene and monsters 2) Players state their actions 3) You narrate the result of their actions leading back to step 1 This loop is always happening in all 3 pillars: exploration, combat and social interaction. As far as dice rolling goes, don't let the players roll before you ask for one. They don't know if the result of their action is uncertain. And if you're not certain as to what they're wanting to do make sure you know both *what* they're trying to accomplish (i.e. the goal) and the manner in which they're trying to go about it (i.e. the approach). Some approaches will guarantee success or failure, no roll necessary. Others might work and thus require a roll of the dice. And if you're doing theatre of mind I can't recommend the Roshambo approach to combat highly enough: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?592401-Need-feedback-on-these-alternative-rules-for-Theatre-of-the-Mind-combat-(updated-again-to-version-1-2)[/url] [/QUOTE]

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