New Posts For Thread: Grid Paper or Spoken?http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_SpokenWhich do you prefer? For the Caves of Chaos, I have been using spoken word as it means that I can have areas not revealed to the player and it means I can improvise on the spot, making up hallways, secret rooms, and areas that were not given but needSpoken 99% of the time. Using a grid takes up so much time and space I don't generally feel like dealing with it. In a dungeon or similar environment and in mass battles, I'm more likely to use a grid, because location becomes much more important, Ihttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_Spoken?post_id=528649715#528649715Spoken 99% of the time. Using a grid takes up so much time and space I don't generally feel like dealing with it. In a dungeon or similar environment and in mass battles, I'm more likely to use a grid, because location becomes much more important, IThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:48:14 -0600We've been using ToM and have tried maybe 3 grid combats. Frankly the grid combats have been okay, but I feel like we didn't need to use it.However, in almost every ToM combat we've used a sketch of some sort. Since distance is an important part of ehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_Spoken?post_id=528646351#528646351We've been using ToM and have tried maybe 3 grid combats. Frankly the grid combats have been okay, but I feel like we didn't need to use it.However, in almost every ToM combat we've used a sketch of some sort. Since distance is an important part of eThu, 31 Jan 2013 13:51:44 -0600I ran strictly TotM for many years. When 4E required the shift over to gridded encounters, I grudgingly attempted it, but found it so off-putting that I eventually had to shift back to the narrated version, heavily modifying 4E's rules in order to dhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_Spoken?post_id=528565661#528565661I ran strictly TotM for many years. When 4E required the shift over to gridded encounters, I grudgingly attempted it, but found it so off-putting that I eventually had to shift back to the narrated version, heavily modifying 4E's rules in order to dMon, 28 Jan 2013 14:00:37 -0600my group has done more with the TotM over the grid work. for epic battles i would go with grid but if I was going with a truly magnificent battle then i may go TotM just so the players can let their imaginations soar. I woud use ToTM for example if thttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_Spoken?post_id=528539257#528539257my group has done more with the TotM over the grid work. for epic battles i would go with grid but if I was going with a truly magnificent battle then i may go TotM just so the players can let their imaginations soar. I woud use ToTM for example if tSun, 27 Jan 2013 13:19:01 -0600I played my first game of Blingdenstone without a map, and the players requested that I draw one during the game because they could not keep track of where they or the monsters were. I think I'm going to keep pushing them to not use a map except inhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29616737/Grid_Paper_or_Spoken?post_id=528163201#528163201I played my first game of Blingdenstone without a map, and the players requested that I draw one during the game because they could not keep track of where they or the monsters were. I think I'm going to keep pushing them to not use a map except inFri, 18 Jan 2013 10:05:31 -0600