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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Evilhalfling" data-source="post: 1826935" data-attributes="member: 16991">The frequent slowness of play (mainly during combat - often when spells or special abilities are involved, or some rule that specifically deals with a rare situation that we have run into needs to be looked up).My next problem is NPC spell casters - the Archvillains are a group of wizards and sorcerers 11-14th lvl - combat and preperation times are long and ardorus, esp when I don't have exact numbers of prep rounds worked out.    And remembering how much they know of PC tactics after four fights and some deaths on both sides. Buckets of magic items - the party has 5, 11th lvl pcs - with 36 permanent items. long level up times, even having standarized 1/3 xp needed per session after many levels and deaths, 0-3 PC's have to stop and train each session. rarely falling conviently at the end of a session. Balancing encounter levels - learning curve on high level charaters - esp clerics.  PC's take huge amouts of time adjusting their buffs before entering battle, if they are allowed to.   1 hour of game time can easily be spent on the seven rounds leading up to a battle - with refiguring bonuses and rotating magic items.</blockquote>