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I think for a gaming purpose we would still classify it as on the fantasy end of the science fantasy spectrum while the replicators and...

Absolutely it matters. In the Star Trek RPG anyone can use the tech phasers and replicators and faster than light speed and such and we...

RR3 Van Richten's Guide to Vampires (2e) 2e Vampire, Vampyr, Typical Vampire, Common Vampire, King of the Undead, Lord of the Undead...

First DCC Level-Up, Chaos Dwarf

RQ3 From the Shadows (2e) 2e Strahd Von Zarovich, Vampire, First Lord of Ravenloft: ? King Azalin, Firan Zal'honan, Azal Lan, King of...

The rest of the party is involved because the whole party is close enough together for the scene :) The leopard beat the best passive...

I never took statistics but it seems like somebody beating the ambusher's initiative would happen fairly frequently when a solo ambusher...

And I have been DMing and playing 1e-5e 14 but the 5e 24 surprise rules are new and different and I am trying to wrap my head around how...

When a combat is designed to last 3-5 rounds, having two rounds of attacks before the surprised side gets to go (as could happen in...

I am guessing the issue was the powerfully impactful nature of getting two full rounds of actions when someone gets surprise and wins...

But we have the stealth versus perception part to generally handle that narrative element of being noticed and that gets resolved before...

So you don't use the 24 surprise rules and continue using the 14 ones. Got it. Under the 14 rules an ambusher will get one or two...

I don't think it would be worse for a whole party. Consider situation A the party loses initiative and the hidden ooze on the ceiling...

So in 5e 24 how do you handle someone who is surprised, but unaware of a hidden ambusher? From the SRD: Initiative determines the...

RM1 Roots of Evil (2e) 2e Azalin, The Enemy, Firan Zal'honan, Lich Wizard 18, Slave, Lord of the Shadow Plane, Most Evil of Undead...