tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post2700941058036787881..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Discussion: Minis and Battle chartsA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-30917597815795584302010-12-09T17:36:18.203-05:002010-12-09T17:36:18.203-05:00My club have the luxury of a community hall with 2...My club have the luxury of a community hall with 2'x 6' collapsing tables which we put together in pairs but there's always a ridge down the middle. We cover these with large sheets of 1" squared kitchen linoleum as battlemats and they're nice and thick which masks the ridge. We can then draw our maps with eraseable markers and use whatever minis the DM brings.<br /><br />Tony Bro001https://www.blogger.com/profile/18402548073906815503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-19311136827722046392010-12-09T16:52:35.174-05:002010-12-09T16:52:35.174-05:00I fudge it. I have in just about ever game I'v...I fudge it. I have in just about ever game I've played (except, of course, actually tactical games like Battletech). I give players a general idea of the lay of the land, the general distances involved. Sometimes I draw a little sketch just to clarify and bam, on we go from there. In a fast-paced game (the kind of games I like), I HATE to get bogged down in the minutia of 'you can only rologutweinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186173153359166269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-52917894359552903822010-12-09T08:12:27.033-05:002010-12-09T08:12:27.033-05:00I usually keep track of things in my head I don...I usually keep track of things in my head I don't have a problem with remembering that NPC A is 34 meters away (I like metric) and the building is 10 meters away. Unfortunately I sometimes don't communicate my mental map perfectly and that has lead to confusion at times. As a result, I give the players a map and they mark where things are. I check periodically to make sure we're stillEmmetthttp://www.theartifact.netnoreply@blogger.com