tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post87828951817547444..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Making Some Observations on Bruce Cordell's Latest Post - Imagination, the Grid, and Points BetweenTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-71433988581313329772012-08-14T18:25:50.301-04:002012-08-14T18:25:50.301-04:00I've been of the mind that miniatures should e...I've been of the mind that miniatures should enhance the gameplay experience, not take it over.<br><br>The current game I play in unfortunately relies far too much on miniatures, as far as to make dungeon exploration into a "Move five feet, check for traps, draw next section of room, move five feet, check for traps, draw next section of room" snoozefest.<br><br>I find it helps players know what's going on with a bunch of beads and coins (or miniatures) on the table representing friend and foe so that everyone knows who's within arm's reach and who's surrounded by enemies. That said, I can't imagine playing something like 3e or 4e without miniatures when the system is so focused on them.The Raging Zephyrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16238689405657291572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-70999073513092402442012-07-16T15:08:06.071-04:002012-07-16T15:08:06.071-04:00Almost any system designed primarily around ToM au...Almost any system designed primarily around ToM automatically allows a grid to be used as well. You can use a grid with Holmes Basic, for example, without requiring anything in the rules to be written specifically for it.<br><br>This whole "issue" is a non-issue; design a system around ToM and the grid takes care of itself.<br><br>The Dungeon Crawl Classics system, to use an excellent recent example, works equally well with both, and even allows you to push a goblin around (or take your axe to its neck!).ravencrowkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-8342094597342438872012-04-15T15:15:11.524-04:002012-04-15T15:15:11.524-04:00Yes.. Yes he did describe a 4e fight.. one encount...Yes.. Yes he did describe a 4e fight.. one encounter a night.. and sometimes we had to roll the fight to the next session..The Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13670101962259531452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-81435689777697137242012-04-15T14:08:19.120-04:002012-04-15T14:08:19.120-04:00It's also going to piss off all those who spen...It's also going to piss off all those who spent thousands of dollars on miniatures, only to be told now that they should leave them on the shelf 2/3's of the time.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03635743377768116998noreply@blogger.com