Temple of Elemental Evil uses an innovative and user-friendly combat system that speeds up the gameplay and allows players to more easily manage battles and spell-casting. Combat is turn-based, allowing it to fully demonstrate the use of “rounds” of play as described in the 3.5 rules. This includes the possibilities for knockdowns, partial actions and attacks of opportunities. The radial menu allows you to see the range for each character and enemy and easily chose an action. All abilities can be accessed including spells, tactical options and miscellaneous abilities such as summoning. There is also a “time” bar on the screen that will indicate how much time a selected action will take, allowing for better character management in battle.