Jeff Carlsen
Adventurer
A lot of people are saying that ranged should be slower than melee, but I think that the article gets this right. A melee attack is not the amount of time it takes to swing your weapon. It has always been described as a complex series of swings, thrusts, and parries attempting to land a hit. Firing a bow is a much simpler and faster action then engaging in melee combat.
I agree, though, that bonus actions shouldn't add to the initiative score based on the premise that you don't know what your bonus action will be until you establish the details of you primary action, which doesn't happen until your turn.
As for having spell level determine the die roll, this makes sense if you're using the variant where your weapon determines the roll, as it's a similar level of granularity. I'd go with:
Cantrip: d6
1-3: d8
4-6: d10
7-9: d12
I agree, though, that bonus actions shouldn't add to the initiative score based on the premise that you don't know what your bonus action will be until you establish the details of you primary action, which doesn't happen until your turn.
As for having spell level determine the die roll, this makes sense if you're using the variant where your weapon determines the roll, as it's a similar level of granularity. I'd go with:
Cantrip: d6
1-3: d8
4-6: d10
7-9: d12
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