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<blockquote data-quote="rgard" data-source="post: 3441018" data-attributes="member: 4157">For me and those I game with, the minis and the grid are the best way to keep things straight.&nbsp; In the late 70s, we used metal minis on a hex grid or minis alone on the table and in both cases used dominos to mark the rooms and corridors.&nbsp; It helps avoid, &quot;How did the dragon end up next to my MU?&quot;Today, we have bucket loads of plastic and metal minis with washable mats.&nbsp; This helps avoid, &quot;How did the dragon end up next to my Wizard?&quot;If we lacked the resources to buy minis we'd use cardboard cut out minis (you can make these with your favorite photo software downloading images from the web) and a grid (using same software) taped together for the playing area.Which reminds me...Warning, human interest story:Met one guy who came into my shop and wanted to run a FR campaign.&nbsp; He was in his mid to late 20s.&nbsp; My youngest wanted to play in the campaign, rolled up a dwarf fighter, and brought the sheet, dice and D&amp;D mini to the FR table.&nbsp; The FR DM then told him, &quot;I'm old school and don't use minis.&quot;&nbsp; I bit my tongue, but was thinking...'hmmm, old school?&nbsp; My friends and I were using minis in D&amp;D before this guy was born.'D&amp;D veteran snobbery aside, the guy was a great story-teller for the 2 sessions he showed up to DM the game.Thanks,Rich</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rgard, post: 3441018, member: 4157"] For me and those I game with, the minis and the grid are the best way to keep things straight. In the late 70s, we used metal minis on a hex grid or minis alone on the table and in both cases used dominos to mark the rooms and corridors. It helps avoid, "How did the dragon end up next to my MU?" Today, we have bucket loads of plastic and metal minis with washable mats. This helps avoid, "How did the dragon end up next to my Wizard?" If we lacked the resources to buy minis we'd use cardboard cut out minis (you can make these with your favorite photo software downloading images from the web) and a grid (using same software) taped together for the playing area. Which reminds me... Warning, human interest story: Met one guy who came into my shop and wanted to run a FR campaign. He was in his mid to late 20s. My youngest wanted to play in the campaign, rolled up a dwarf fighter, and brought the sheet, dice and D&D mini to the FR table. The FR DM then told him, "I'm old school and don't use minis." I bit my tongue, but was thinking...[I]'hmmm, old school? My friends and I were using minis in D&D before this guy was born.'[/I] D&D veteran snobbery aside, the guy was a great story-teller for the 2 sessions he showed up to DM the game. Thanks, Rich [/QUOTE]

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