Xyrlove Woodsoul
First Post
It sounds silly, but even though I've been playing dnd for over 25 years, I still cant figure out when to roll initiative. I've combed the books and couldn't find it, so I thought I'd ask in this forum.
For example; a party comes upon a room with monsters inside; is initiative rolled when the get to the door, when someone opens the door, if one person enters the room, if everyone enters the room, etc?
I've tried all the different combos (including readying the monster's actions), and each one seems to lead to problems; especially, the problem of clumping at the door; now I could easily avoid this by designing my own scenarios, but, not all scenarios are my design (of course).
I know this may be a dumb question, but I have been perplexed by this question for a long time, and I thought I'd ask.
For example; a party comes upon a room with monsters inside; is initiative rolled when the get to the door, when someone opens the door, if one person enters the room, if everyone enters the room, etc?
I've tried all the different combos (including readying the monster's actions), and each one seems to lead to problems; especially, the problem of clumping at the door; now I could easily avoid this by designing my own scenarios, but, not all scenarios are my design (of course).
I know this may be a dumb question, but I have been perplexed by this question for a long time, and I thought I'd ask.