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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NeutralSebastian" data-source="post: 7291554" data-attributes="member: 6923185">So I came up with a variant to initiative and ran a long session using it, and I could not be happier with the result. We got through 6 encounters (plus roleplaying, exploring, etc.) in a 5 hour session.First, choose an "initiative DC" for the combat. I went with 12 as the default, but higher if the enemies have a good initiative, the party was somewhat unaware or whatever.Everyone in the party rolls their initiative.There is a round where the players who beat the target DC get to go, in whatever order they choose.Then all the monsters go, in whatever order I choose.Then all the players go, in whatever order they choose.And so on, the two sides taking turns until the combat ends.There is nothing to write down, but there is still a powerful benefit to a good initiative modifier and a good roll.There's a slight problem in that a spellcaster could use a spell with a "one round" duration and abuse the system, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it, and maybe rule that if a caster casts such a spell, players only get to act once while its duration is in effect.I'm calling it "Sebastian Initiative" (I name my D&D stuff after my favorite character) It worked brilliantly and sped up combat a *lot*.</blockquote>