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Game of Thrones.
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We do individual initiative on d6 without speed factor, rerolled each round, but each attack or shot gets its own initiative that can't...
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I use this too.
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This is one of those oh-so-very-rare instances where I find myself agreeing with @pemerton. The way WotC-era initiative works is very...
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Right--and because you're avoiding nonsensical results, jumping back in time to gather herbs impose constraints. You can't have anything...
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Indeed. Interesting, and also very sad: the rules are actively encouraging the players to metagame.
Jun 9, 2025
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Turn-based combat without allowance for tied initiatives is the problem here. Our initiative system allows for simultaneous actions and...
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Because the example had no predefined time pressure. The example was "Because the character failed their climb check, something bad...
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They don't have to like it. They just have to accept it as a possible consequence of failing in their attempt.
Jun 9, 2025
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The important thing in the scene might be saving your friend but there's a major obstacle en route to arriving at said scene, namely the...
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The key part of that post seems to me "you can't go off into the trees to look for herbs the way we can". Retconning is different, for...
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No. When it happens repeatedly that there are consequences to a failed roll other than that I failed the specific task I was...
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In some ways yes, in other ways no. We did adopt the 3e idea that rules apply the same to PCs and NPCs alike, only long before 3e...
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A little know fact about the weapon vs. armor chart, the DMG says it is optional for a DM to use it or not. Discarding its use is not a...
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Don't forget the artwork 😄
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