New Posts For Thread: Solving the limitations of battle mapshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_mapsIn “Battle maps take over Dungeons & Dragons,” I wrote about how the widespread introduction of battle maps can improve the fun of combat encounters. Everyone knows where everything is. The game never gets bogged down with boring descriptYou know, I've heard several DMs talk about "zone combats" as a sort of halfway point between "combat grid" and "theatre of the mind". The idea is for there to be distinct zones, each with unique traits, that PCs can transition between with one ormorhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_maps?post_id=526154171#526154171You know, I've heard several DMs talk about "zone combats" as a sort of halfway point between "combat grid" and "theatre of the mind". The idea is for there to be distinct zones, each with unique traits, that PCs can transition between with one ormorSat, 17 Nov 2012 14:45:05 -0600You know, I've heard several DMs talk about "zone combats" as a sort of halfway point between "combat grid" and "theatre of the mind". The idea is for there to be distinct zones, each with unique traits, that PCs can transition between with one ormorhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_maps?post_id=526153509#526153509You know, I've heard several DMs talk about "zone combats" as a sort of halfway point between "combat grid" and "theatre of the mind". The idea is for there to be distinct zones, each with unique traits, that PCs can transition between with one ormorSat, 17 Nov 2012 14:28:26 -0600We're moving generally back to the abstract combat system. It seemed over the years the players brains had become more focused on 5' steps (sorry for my archaic terminology), than on trying to think outside the box.That said of course, we've done evhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_maps?post_id=526128181#526128181We're moving generally back to the abstract combat system. It seemed over the years the players brains had become more focused on 5' steps (sorry for my archaic terminology), than on trying to think outside the box.That said of course, we've done evFri, 16 Nov 2012 15:30:30 -0600Even that I'm not sure of. Positioning really matters only very rarely,I've run many adventures in an organized play environment, where the author lovingly crafted an interesting setting for a combat encounter, complete with multiple levels, and coolhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_maps?post_id=526125481#526125481Even that I'm not sure of. Positioning really matters only very rarely,I've run many adventures in an organized play environment, where the author lovingly crafted an interesting setting for a combat encounter, complete with multiple levels, and coolFri, 16 Nov 2012 14:21:34 -0600I don't mean to suggest that going mapless means the DM must keep everything in his head, while the players ask permission for every move. In a mapfree game, each player at the table bears a burden for staying engaged, and communicating their characthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29490803/Solving_the_limitations_of_battle_maps?post_id=526116493#526116493I don't mean to suggest that going mapless means the DM must keep everything in his head, while the players ask permission for every move. In a mapfree game, each player at the table bears a burden for staying engaged, and communicating their charactFri, 16 Nov 2012 09:19:25 -0600