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<blockquote data-quote="The Souljourner" data-source="post: 1805119" data-attributes="member: 1622">Whenever I leave the house, work, my car, a store... I always check my pockets for my keys, my wallet, and my cellphone.&nbsp; Twice now, I've been walking around, check my pockets, and realize with a start that my cellphone isn't in my pocket.&nbsp; Sometimes I'll even look around for it for a little bit... before realizing that I'm TALKING on the damn thing.&nbsp; Wicked funny.As for the game - talk about it with your players.&nbsp; If it's unimportant stuff, just picking up random treasure, let them search.... but make sure that they use up the right amount of time for it - 6 seconds per 5' square, or 2 minutes for take 20.&nbsp; I'm with those who said you shouldn't be able to take 10.&nbsp; Sometimes you really do miss your keys sitting right in the middle of the table.Now, for important searches, I say, make them actually say &quot;I search the inside of the brick oven&quot;.&nbsp; If it's a plot item, and finding it is actually worth spending game time, then by all means, stretch it out.&nbsp; But having to specify every little thing you search in each of dozens of rooms can really kill a gaming session.-The Souljourner</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Souljourner, post: 1805119, member: 1622"] Whenever I leave the house, work, my car, a store... I always check my pockets for my keys, my wallet, and my cellphone. Twice now, I've been walking around, check my pockets, and realize with a start that my cellphone isn't in my pocket. Sometimes I'll even look around for it for a little bit... before realizing that I'm TALKING on the damn thing. Wicked funny. As for the game - talk about it with your players. If it's unimportant stuff, just picking up random treasure, let them search.... but make sure that they use up the right amount of time for it - 6 seconds per 5' square, or 2 minutes for take 20. I'm with those who said you shouldn't be able to take 10. Sometimes you really do miss your keys sitting right in the middle of the table. Now, for important searches, I say, make them actually say "I search the inside of the brick oven". If it's a plot item, and finding it is actually worth spending game time, then by all means, stretch it out. But having to specify every little thing you search in each of dozens of rooms can really kill a gaming session. -The Souljourner [/QUOTE]

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