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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 5203421" data-attributes="member: 3400">How? Same way you keep track of multiple combatants and movement in mini-less 2e (by the way, we did keep track of facing in 1e and 2e without using minis and we did have a limited set of opportunity attacks). You use a lot more communication and a lot more &quot;fuzzy&quot; movement. For example: Rather than having the player plot the movement on the grid, using their knowledge of the rules to avoid an AoO, the player tells the DM &quot;I want to get around so that I'm flanking with the fighter&quot;. Using the image the DM has in his head and has described, the DM can respond with &quot;Well, you could do that this round but suffer an AoO or get about halfway without risking the attack.&quot; The player then chooses which he wants to do.That sort of method requires a fair amount of trust because you don't have the impartial standard of the grid and rules. But then, the DM is supposed to be an impartial referee anyway. So this shouldn't be a problem because of lack of trustworthiness. Though it might be an issue with being a poor communicator...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 5203421, member: 3400"] How? Same way you keep track of multiple combatants and movement in mini-less 2e (by the way, we [b]did[/b] keep track of facing in 1e and 2e without using minis and we did have a limited set of opportunity attacks). You use a lot more communication and a lot more "fuzzy" movement. For example: Rather than having the player plot the movement on the grid, using their knowledge of the rules to avoid an AoO, the player tells the DM "I want to get around so that I'm flanking with the fighter". Using the image the DM has in his head and has described, the DM can respond with "Well, you could do that this round but suffer an AoO or get about halfway without risking the attack." The player then chooses which he wants to do. That sort of method requires a fair amount of trust because you don't have the impartial standard of the grid and rules. But then, the DM is supposed to be an impartial referee anyway. So this [b]shouldn't[/b] be a problem because of lack of trustworthiness. Though it might be an issue with being a poor communicator... [/QUOTE]

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