Movement limits based on speed

If we put a move limiter, it would not be wise to say double movement right.

Moving in a straight line you can triple, quad if light encumbered, and quint if you have the run feat.

Difficult terrain will modify the distance to move as well. Can get pretty complex pretty quick limiting movement.

Here is an idea if you do not want your players move all over the place, just keep the in init and they can only move on their turn and if they move further then they should just move them back.

 

Players can be difficult ...

The problem is, that while rules are required, we don't want to make the experience less fun.

It is, for example, extremely tedious to make characters travel in initiative order (although that does get rid of the problem that presents itself when more than one person moves at a time). Likewise, it is usually an annoyance to make characters take 5-step moves to backtrack their steps.

I normally handle things like this:

When moving a long distance (that the characters can see), I provide my group with the option that I will use the "Location/Map" (which works on the current map and doesn't require movement to a new map) feature to translocate them. They understand that they only have "passive perception" available to them. They are presumed to be moving in all available haste. In these situations, If they encounter something - I drop them at their new location and place them in their standard formation.

Or,

They nominate 1 person to be their "mover". Th mover moves (at their normal rate), and it is presumed that the others are traveling in their normal formation. At each movement, the other characters perform whatever actions they normally would. When the characters arrive at an obstacle (closed door, etc) I translocate the rest of the party. (This method must be used with care, as players can lose interest if they aren't actively involved).

Finally, if the need arises: Characters that pass through walls, or run off on their own, are at my mercy ... (Which often as not can be turned into something fun).

While I am not saying that this is the case (because heaven knows some people are just difficult). Some players start goofing off when they are bored. A previously unplanned trap or pack of wandering monsters (or annoying but powerful NPC in a public setting) can help bring the "wanderers" into the fold

 

Sounds like a feature request ...

Please allow the DM to disable core dice, for players

It took my players 21 levels to finally play the way I think they should (which doesn't mean I am right, btw). I fully expect our future endeavours to be much more satisfactory. People started planning their actions to compliment the abilities of other party members, took responsibility for healing themselves (instead of blaiming the cleric when they die) and generally doing the right thing.

On a side note, I am fortunate to have all my players in the same room (so far) and whioe some of them have their own computer - 3 do not. Those 3 share a PC (with multiple mice) connected to a projector. All of us typically refer to their "big screen" when we want to see what is going on. I do happen to have one spare laptop, which I always connect to the game. If a character wanders off, I make them invisible and if necessary move them to a different map. If the character happens to be one of those sharing a PC, I transfer him to the laptop. As of late, most wandering has been by concensus and on purpose

 

While we take user feedback seriously, and we strive to make the software the best it can be, some things are just best handled the old fashioned way. That is, it sounds like this is a case of players being disruptive, we can't code a fix for that. If we turned off the dice, they would just do something else, like send tells or emotes or paste large passages of text... Likewise, movement is tricky: sometimes you want them to run down hill and gain movement, sometimes you have difficult terrain...

Think of d20pro as a digital game table - not as a game itself. It doesn't enforce rules and that's intentional. Your players could move their minis all over the map at the table, or could just roll dice all day - even knocking over minis - at the table. This is no different.

My suggestion is to give them a stern warning, then take your pick:

• start blasting them with lightning bolts from "the gods" 1d6 damage per level with no save should do the trick.
• take control of their creature from them after combat
• find a picture of a baby and change their character portrait to reflect their maturity level, or rename their character to something equally embarrassing
• Boot them from the game (click the X in the player list in chat)

It won't take them long to get the point.

 

Well there was supposed to be obvious sarcasm in my last post

You have stated what I implied. For some things, the DM just has to be creative.

 

My response was directed more to the Original Poster, and I was echoing yours, Thurgian.