D&D 4E So who is going to measure distances in 4E rather than use the grid?

[frankthedm]

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Ever since 2E, my group tended not to use the grid much, we'd use it to eyeball short distances, but we usually reached for a ruler rather than counting squares. Small critters took up 20mm, larger critters took up whatever thier base was, etc... It happens in almost every game we play and I wonder who else plays like this? And will your group continue to ignore the grid and measure into 4E?

 

[Lanefan]

Neither of the above. We'll just keep eyeballing it; if it's clear nobody else can get to a given opponent, whoever is left out will have to wait. We've never used a grid to the extent of your example (though our boards have a grid on them, we allow much more fluidity in movement and positioning than the grid rules can handle), and we've never measured distance with a ruler...we just count squares and if there's a judgement call, that's what dice are for.

Lanefan

 

[Simia Saturnalia]

'Measuring' implies the use of minis. I wing it, because that's the only way it feels enough like a combat for my tastes without putting pinhole cameras on the minis to provide the players their ONLY view of the battle and creating a tick-based d20 combat system.

 

[wedgeski]

We normally play on a grid but one time I forgot the appropriate white-board so we played on a non-gridded surface. It was interesting. There were a few, how shall I say, heated moments about whether or not we had range or line of sight, but on the whole I would think we could switch to a gridless system if we put our mind to it. Having played on a grid for so long, you tend to overlay it in your mind anyway, which kind of defeats the object I suppose.

Nice diagrams as well, thanks Frank.

 

[Intrope]

I'll definitely stick with a grid--a *hex* grid!

BTW, I don't suppose that your counter set is downloadable?

 

[hexgrid]

The grid makes it much easier to draw out the terrain on the fly.

 

[frankthedm]

I'll definitely stick with a grid--a *hex* grid!

BTW, I don't suppose that your counter set is downloadable?

Oh it is, available across the net on dozens sites offering video game sprites. Have a good ad blocker going and do an ad aware sweep often.

Please note, they don't come as counters, I just copy and paste them with paint to be counters.

 

[Horacio]

Oh it is, available across the net on dozens sites offering video game sprites. Have a good ad blocker going and do an ad aware sweep often.

Please note, they don't come as counters, I just copy and paste them with paint to be counters.

I could send you a Rapidshare link if you like.

I would like it, please

 

[frankthedm]

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[green slime]

I wish I could get my group to convert to the measuring stick, rather than a grid.

I detest the grid.

But my players seem to require it, rather than just letting things be measured when necessary.