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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 7759906" data-attributes="member: 6787503"><p>Yes, we do. Here's an example of such usage from the Wikipedia article about the board game <em>Hare and </em><em>Tortoise. </em>Notice that it uses the word <em>opponent</em> when speaking about characters in a German fable, not about opponents in the game itself:<p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In Germany, there is another fable by a similar name, Hase und Igel (Hare and hedgehog), made popular by the Brothers Grimm, in which the hedgehog wins because his wife is at the finish line, and the hare mistakes her for his race opponent.</p><p></p><p>"Hare's race opponent" has also been seen as a crossword clue, for which the answer of course is <em>tortoise.</em></p><p></p><p>Here's a quote from an article titled "10 Racing Strategies to Run Your Best" from active.com:<p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">If there is a specific opponent you want to beat, learn his racing strengths and weaknesses.</p><p></p><p>Someone asked the question on quora.com, "How can I beat my opponent mentally in a running race?"</p><p></p><p>Clearly, it's common usage to identify contestants in a race as opponents.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, all the participants are trying to perform the actions and movement of their turns as soon as possible. That's why it's a DEX check. It's about moving quickly. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In D&D, 5th Ed., that's called taking the Ready action. You still want to take that action first so the opportunity you're waiting for doesn't pass you by.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I might accept this if initiative was decided by a random roll, but it isn't. It's a DEX check, so it represents an effort to move and act quickly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You're ignoring that I said an initiative roll can be many contests. If there are only two participants in combat, there's just one contest. But if there are ten participants, there are 45 separate contests all happening simultaneously. The outcome of each contest determines which of the two involved participants goes before the other. The other participant fails to go before his/her opponent. To reiterate what I'm saying here, the participants are not contesting with each other for the ability to act. They are contesting with each other for the ability to act before the other participants when considered one at a time.</p><p></p><p>I know that Jeremy Crawford answered that initiative is not a contest, but keep in mind that it's much easier for him and the rulebooks to treat it as a special case than to explain it the way I have, especially considering his answer has to fit in a tweet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 7759906, member: 6787503"] Yes, we do. Here's an example of such usage from the Wikipedia article about the board game [I]Hare and [/I][I]Tortoise. [/I]Notice that it uses the word [I]opponent[/I] when speaking about characters in a German fable, not about opponents in the game itself:[INDENT] In Germany, there is another fable by a similar name, Hase und Igel (Hare and hedgehog), made popular by the Brothers Grimm, in which the hedgehog wins because his wife is at the finish line, and the hare mistakes her for his race opponent.[/INDENT] "Hare's race opponent" has also been seen as a crossword clue, for which the answer of course is [I]tortoise.[/I] Here's a quote from an article titled "10 Racing Strategies to Run Your Best" from active.com:[INDENT] If there is a specific opponent you want to beat, learn his racing strengths and weaknesses.[/INDENT] Someone asked the question on quora.com, "How can I beat my opponent mentally in a running race?" Clearly, it's common usage to identify contestants in a race as opponents. Yes, all the participants are trying to perform the actions and movement of their turns as soon as possible. That's why it's a DEX check. It's about moving quickly. In D&D, 5th Ed., that's called taking the Ready action. You still want to take that action first so the opportunity you're waiting for doesn't pass you by. I might accept this if initiative was decided by a random roll, but it isn't. It's a DEX check, so it represents an effort to move and act quickly. You're ignoring that I said an initiative roll can be many contests. If there are only two participants in combat, there's just one contest. But if there are ten participants, there are 45 separate contests all happening simultaneously. The outcome of each contest determines which of the two involved participants goes before the other. The other participant fails to go before his/her opponent. To reiterate what I'm saying here, the participants are not contesting with each other for the ability to act. They are contesting with each other for the ability to act before the other participants when considered one at a time. I know that Jeremy Crawford answered that initiative is not a contest, but keep in mind that it's much easier for him and the rulebooks to treat it as a special case than to explain it the way I have, especially considering his answer has to fit in a tweet. [/QUOTE]
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