Alpha Polaris
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Take a group of 4 in a dungeon crawl. They see a door, the rogue inspects it (it's clear, but blocked), then hears something moving behind. So after a few buff spells, the fighter kicks the door in. Yes, I know, it's archetypal.
The bad guys inside miraculously failed all checks to hear what happened before (cleric moving in full plate, casting buff spells, rogue inspecting the door and so on), so the DM gives the party a surprise round. But he also adjudicates that since the Fighter just bashed the door, he cannot act in the surprise round.
What's your take on this ?
The bad guys inside miraculously failed all checks to hear what happened before (cleric moving in full plate, casting buff spells, rogue inspecting the door and so on), so the DM gives the party a surprise round. But he also adjudicates that since the Fighter just bashed the door, he cannot act in the surprise round.
What's your take on this ?