Although with fairly speedy players I don't think it's such an issue, but I see the value in Anathanasia's suggestion in some circumstances.  I don't mind the GM doing save rolls and so on so they can immediately declare results of an action.  On the other hand, it may feel less like one is "playing" a character, so that's probably not for everyone.  I suppose I don't feel strongly about it.  Especially right now, when I've got nothing to do but dream happy dreams of victorious heroines... absolutely, that's what I'm dreaming.  I just don't have a nice animation for that, as FragarachZ does for the opposite... :-)<br/><br/>And "Happy Birthday" (or congrats on levelling up) indeed!  Though how one sees that info, I don't know.  (And don't need to... I'll just listen to those better-informed!)<br/>