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<blockquote data-quote="Xaelvaen" data-source="post: 7503116" data-attributes="member: 6681906">We use a combination of tangible maps/minis as well as theater of the mind, it all depends on the situation, mood, tension level, and the way the scene goes down.&nbsp; The more challenging the fight, the more likely it is that I'll have an elaborate map because I want my players to have environment and cover to protect them.&nbsp; When it's left to theater of the mind, they may not necessarily always keep in mind &quot;oh right, the DM described a rusted sheet of metal over there I can hide behind to avoid those arrows flying at me!&quot;However, when the fight is meant to allow the players to be free form heroes and really fly all over the place and trash the bad guys, I tend to go more theater of the mind so they can sort of create the scene as they go.&nbsp; They don't need to worry about protecting themselves as much and really get to focus on pressing the attack, and theater of the mind does this really well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xaelvaen, post: 7503116, member: 6681906"] We use a combination of tangible maps/minis as well as theater of the mind, it all depends on the situation, mood, tension level, and the way the scene goes down. The more challenging the fight, the more likely it is that I'll have an elaborate map because I want my players to have environment and cover to protect them. When it's left to theater of the mind, they may not necessarily always keep in mind "oh right, the DM described a rusted sheet of metal over there I can hide behind to avoid those arrows flying at me!" However, when the fight is meant to allow the players to be free form heroes and really fly all over the place and trash the bad guys, I tend to go more theater of the mind so they can sort of create the scene as they go. They don't need to worry about protecting themselves as much and really get to focus on pressing the attack, and theater of the mind does this really well. [/QUOTE]

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