Post/Author/DateTime	Post
vdgmprgrmr 11-26-07, 05:01 AM	Who here uses a battle grid in D&D? I used one in first few dungeons DMing, but stopped because I didn't like setting it up all the time (My friends and I usually play at school before class, so wasting time is a BIG problem). I have recently found that not using a battle grid really reduces the tactical possibilities in combat. I have only found this recently because I just recently found a group of friends mature enough not to play like retard (not postponing important stuff to climb on top of a building and spit on someone's head or try to find an ice-cream vendor or stow away on a random ship to fish off the deck at night). On that last one I made an adult black dragon come up out of the water because the fish hook was annoying him. These new players seem like very strategic people, but I don't know if I want to switch back to using a grid. Should I, and lessen the time we have to play, or should I just try to make my non-grid combat as immersive as possible?
pres_man 11-26-07, 07:35 AM	buy graph paper and just draw it out
Sezarious 11-26-07, 07:50 AM	I once tried the school thing. It never really worked and it was all we talked about during class (we were starved of it). It isn't really something I recommend. We stopped playing due to that reason, but also because it wasn't practical. But if you are set on the idea, do you know the plastic contact you can buy for wrapping school books? There should be perfect 2cm by 2cm gridlines on the paper that you peel the contact off. And it's on a plastic-ish surface for whiteboard marker use. Fold or roll it up.
Ariakus 11-26-07, 09:12 AM	Yes, use graph paper and draw areas out ahead of time. You can find grid paper online just about anywhere, print it out and draw on it ahead of time should save time as well as continue using a grid.
Mock26 11-26-07, 01:47 PM	Use a double sheet of newspaper (I suggest the classified section) and a sharpie marker.