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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7111289" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>From the basic rules page 69</p><p></p><p>The Order of Combat</p><p>A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides,</p><p>a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and</p><p>spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat</p><p>into a cycle of <strong>rounds </strong>and <strong>turns</strong>. A <strong>round represents</strong></p><p><strong>about 6 seconds</strong> in the game world. During a round, each</p><p>participant in a battle takes a turn. The order of turns is</p><p>determined at the beginning of a combat encounter, when</p><p>everyone rolls initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn,</p><p>the fight continues to the next round if neither side has</p><p>defeated the other.</p><p></p><p>Here they are referring to combat rounds (other places refer to a round for and individual, such as duration).</p><p></p><p>But yes, it's assumed that a round lasts about 6 seconds. There can be as many, or as few turns as there are combatants.</p><p></p><p>Remember that D&D is a gross over-simplification of virtually simultaneous activity in combat, and is one of those things like Hit Points or Armor class that it simply isn't worth thinking too much about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7111289, member: 6801845"] From the basic rules page 69 The Order of Combat A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the chaos of combat into a cycle of [B]rounds [/B]and [B]turns[/B]. A [B]round represents about 6 seconds[/B] in the game world. During a round, each participant in a battle takes a turn. The order of turns is determined at the beginning of a combat encounter, when everyone rolls initiative. Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to the next round if neither side has defeated the other. Here they are referring to combat rounds (other places refer to a round for and individual, such as duration). But yes, it's assumed that a round lasts about 6 seconds. There can be as many, or as few turns as there are combatants. Remember that D&D is a gross over-simplification of virtually simultaneous activity in combat, and is one of those things like Hit Points or Armor class that it simply isn't worth thinking too much about. [/QUOTE]
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