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Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:48 pm Does anyone have the time?

I'm using the Player's Options: Combat & Tactics book for an enhanced battle experience. The combat round in that book is 10 seconds long, while the standard combat round in the PH and DMG is 60 seconds. How does this effect spell duration? If we're in combat and a mage casts a spell with a round or multi-round duration, should I have it persist through 6 Combat & Tactics combats rounds for each spell round?
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:54 am

Don't have my books with me right now, but I'm pretty sure this was addressed somewhere in C&T. I think spell durations were shortened to match the speeded-up time scale.

Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:17 am

Ah - I missed it, it's right on the same page that describes the combat round. If it were a snake it would have bit me...<facepalm>. Sorry for the wasted post!
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:52 am

So long as it isn't venomous, you are safe. Wink

No worries, you aren't the first, and you won't be the last one to overlook something written down. If I had a copperpence for every time...

yours in 2e,

Lanthorn the Myopic Happy

Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:32 am

If I recall correctly each round is composed of 10 segments. So spells with a 3 segment casting time would be added to the initiative roll sort of like a speed factor. The rule for spells with a round of casting time come into effect at the end of the round.

Later

Argon

Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:01 am

You are correct, Argon.

10 segments = 1 round
10 rounds = 1 turn

-Lanthorn