Length of Encounters

My group have had encounters run right around 6-7 rounds. So that would be 6 players at 1 minute each per round with the same number of opponents. Total time of 72 to 84 minutes.

That is only though when they are unprepared and trying to make up their mind on what to do.

When they are prepared (which is most of the time) encounters of the same magnitude usually run about 20 minutes. Sorry if I scared you with the first set of numbers.

 

It cuts the time in half compared to using miniatures and rolling dice yourself.

That is once you get proficient with d20Pro and are not looking for "how do I do X".

When game play gets to higher levels it really speeds things up with the automation of effects and the amount of dice you roll at higher levels.

Think of a rogue that does 1d6 weapon 10d6 sneak 1d6 fire 1d6 electrical 2d6 vicious and has a bard song, haste, bull strength, etc. First you have to figure out your bonus to hit roll the dice and add them up, keeping the elemental damage separate for the DM to compare to resistance then also look at the DR vs the weapon type. In d20Pro you click attack, set sneak damage click on the creature the DM approves and you move on.

HUGE time saver the higher up in level you go.

 

I might add that all those time savings are only available if you spend the time up front to set up the attacks and effects correctly. I've found that as a GM the amount of time I spend has actually gone up overall.