Step One: Scale

HereÆs a tip for saving time: donÆt make a battlefield bigger than it has to be. ThereÆs no point in mapping every street of a town if youÆre confident that you can contain the battle in one dark alleyway. Refer to the encounter ranges listed for the various terrain types in the previous section; you probably donÆt need to make the battlefield bigger than about 125% to 150% of the maximum encounter range. For example, in light forest, the encounter range is 4d6 squares. The maximum encounter range is 24 squares, so youÆll want a battlefield about 30 to 35 squares across. If the encounter is taking place indoors, itÆs not necessary to map out more than the room the PCs are fighting in.

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