Comments on: Five Ways To Speed Up Combat http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat A blog for all fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cinco maneiras de acelerar o combate http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-72820 Cinco maneiras de acelerar o combate Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:16:09 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-72820 [...] Artigo publicado no D20 Source sob o título original Five Ways To Speed Up Combat. [...] [...] Artigo publicado no D20 Source sob o título original Five Ways To Speed Up Combat. [...]

]]> By: Links de Domingo | Rolando 20 - D&D 4ª edição http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67774 Links de Domingo | Rolando 20 - D&D 4ª edição Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:30:36 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67774 [...] maneiras de agilizar seu combate no d20 [...] [...] maneiras de agilizar seu combate no d20 [...]

]]> By: Zom http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67669 Zom Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:31:24 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67669 Whenever my DMs starts to hand out restrictions I expect them to follow the same rule. As for the Egg timer, would it be unreasonable to time the DM for each creature? Whenever my DMs starts to hand out restrictions I expect them to follow the same rule.

As for the Egg timer, would it be unreasonable to time the DM for each creature?

]]> By: Chgowiz http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67629 Chgowiz Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:54:20 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67629 From behind the screen, I've gotten to using a whiteboard and abbreviations in getting round declarations of intent, so that I can keep it clear in my head of who is doing what. I also find that combat declarations prior to the actions helps to speed things up in and of itself. From behind the screen, I’ve gotten to using a whiteboard and abbreviations in getting round declarations of intent, so that I can keep it clear in my head of who is doing what. I also find that combat declarations prior to the actions helps to speed things up in and of itself.

]]> By: Kiashu http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67589 Kiashu Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:04:43 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67589 "However long you spend taking your turn, you’re waiting three or four times as long for the next one. [What you can do is...]" As well as speeding things up:- You could also play in a group where, rather than merely tolerating one another's presence as a necessary evil to getting their own game action and impatiently waiting their turn, each player is almost as interested in the other players' characters as they are in their own. “However long you spend taking your turn, you’re waiting three or four times as long for the next one. [What you can do is...]”

As well as speeding things up:- You could also play in a group where, rather than merely tolerating one another’s presence as a necessary evil to getting their own game action and impatiently waiting their turn, each player is almost as interested in the other players’ characters as they are in their own.

]]> By: Rook http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67587 Rook Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:24:57 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67587 All great ideas. I’m printing them out now. I also like Frost’s “On Deck” idea. As far as the “Roll Ahead of Turn”, I always seem to have at least one person who “milks the dice” and to help curb that behavior I assign everyone a “roll buddy”. Someone to watch you roll your dice in advance while its someone else’s turn. You just have to be careful who you pair up. BTW, I’ve tried the egg timer trick and while I agree there needs to be a time limit, I have found that the falling sands often put too much pressure on some players and they freeze-up. So I just time it on my watch and if they are taking too long I’ll start humming the theme to Jeopardy. All great ideas. I’m printing them out now. I also like Frost’s “On Deck” idea.
As far as the “Roll Ahead of Turn”, I always seem to have at least one person who “milks the dice” and to help curb that behavior I assign everyone a “roll buddy”. Someone to watch you roll your dice in advance while its someone else’s turn. You just have to be careful who you pair up.

BTW, I’ve tried the egg timer trick and while I agree there needs to be a time limit, I have found that the falling sands often put too much pressure on some players and they freeze-up. So I just time it on my watch and if they are taking too long I’ll start humming the theme to Jeopardy.

]]> By: Frost http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67581 Frost Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:27:25 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67581 Another useful technique is for the GM to call out who is "on deck" when he announces who's turn it is. For example, "Rob, you're up; Sam, you're on deck." Another useful technique is for the GM to call out who is “on deck” when he announces who’s turn it is. For example, “Rob, you’re up; Sam, you’re on deck.”

]]> By: jonathan http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67579 jonathan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:59:52 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67579 OMG... Jonathan you read my.. no.. you read my wife's mind. I spend some time yesterday digging up articles to help her decide how she might speed up the 4E game she is currently DMing. Instead of saying "do this or that" I thought it would be prudent to send her to the blogs~! (sounds like a form of pirate punishment...) Alas... this post is VERY timely. thanks much! OMG… Jonathan you read my.. no.. you read my wife’s mind. I spend some time yesterday digging up articles to help her decide how she might speed up the 4E game she is currently DMing. Instead of saying “do this or that” I thought it would be prudent to send her to the blogs~! (sounds like a form of pirate punishment…) Alas… this post is VERY timely. thanks much!

]]> By: Ameron http://www.d20source.com/2009/04/five-ways-to-speed-up-combat/comment-page-1#comment-67578 Ameron Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:58:46 +0000 http://www.d20source.com/?p=859#comment-67578 I think you're definitely on the right track with these suggestions. Check out my ideas for <a href="http://dungeonsmaster.com/2009/02/speeding-up-your-game" rel="nofollow">Speeding Up Your Game</a>. In a couple of cases we've adopted the same shortcuts. If they work, why not use them. I think you’re definitely on the right track with these suggestions. Check out my ideas for Speeding Up Your Game. In a couple of cases we’ve adopted the same shortcuts. If they work, why not use them.

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