Some are really hardcore- the DM shouts "What are you doing!? Don't know? Too late! You skip your turn!"
Something like a 30, 60 second timer should be good, though.
If it's not something that is specifically a 'pressure' decision, that's fine. But, 1 minute, to decide where to move, whether to attack or not, how to venture through a situation during an encounter? To me, I guess that would depend on how experienced a player is. My current game is with a lot of brand new players, and a little extra time to figure out just WHAT they CAN do is expected. If everyone is experienced, a minute spent solely during your turn to decide what you'll do to occupy a 6 second fragment seems long.
Analysis Problems in D&D
17/07/2011 11:18:09 PM
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Get a tiny hourglass (that obviously doesn't take an hour)...
18/07/2011 02:14:17 AM
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While tempting...
18/07/2011 02:34:03 AM
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A timer seems reasonable. I've heard of other groups doing this
18/07/2011 02:24:40 PM
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1 minute to make a decision?
26/07/2011 08:03:59 PM
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If he hasn't decided on an action when it's his turn, then he forfeits his turn.
19/07/2011 11:32:49 AM
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Flow of play can be a very big issue in a game.
26/07/2011 04:47:05 PM
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