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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 6262987" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>But unless initiative is simultaneous, one side gets to do all their stuff before the other side gets to do its stuff. That's the "freeze frame" issue right there.</p><p></p><p>I've always played AD&D (and B/X) as go through each of those phases for the winning side, then for the losing side. But here you seem to be saying here that you go through the phases collectively, with the winning side going first in each phase and then the losing side going next, but all archers going before all casters going before all melee-ers, etc.</p><p></p><p>From memory Rolemaster 2nd ed works this way. I don't think I've come across AD&D run this way, though.</p><p></p><p>I've used this sort of "continuous initiative" in Rolemaster. But I don't think it's the default approach in AD&D, is it? I don't remember any discussion of it in the DMG, nor in Moldvay Basic.</p><p></p><p>I think Lanefan is talking about continuous initiative. But I agree with you that without continuous initiative, or a system for off-turn actions (a la 4e), then talking about constant and simultaneous motion is just colour, but has no effect on resolution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 6262987, member: 42582"] But unless initiative is simultaneous, one side gets to do all their stuff before the other side gets to do its stuff. That's the "freeze frame" issue right there. I've always played AD&D (and B/X) as go through each of those phases for the winning side, then for the losing side. But here you seem to be saying here that you go through the phases collectively, with the winning side going first in each phase and then the losing side going next, but all archers going before all casters going before all melee-ers, etc. From memory Rolemaster 2nd ed works this way. I don't think I've come across AD&D run this way, though. I've used this sort of "continuous initiative" in Rolemaster. But I don't think it's the default approach in AD&D, is it? I don't remember any discussion of it in the DMG, nor in Moldvay Basic. I think Lanefan is talking about continuous initiative. But I agree with you that without continuous initiative, or a system for off-turn actions (a la 4e), then talking about constant and simultaneous motion is just colour, but has no effect on resolution. [/QUOTE]
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