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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6817917" data-attributes="member: 6787503">This isn't actually a problem. It's important to remember why you are using the combat rules in the first place. Some creature (in this case the land sharks) is taking hostile action against another creature (the party). Once it has been established that fictional situation is occurring (by telling the players an attack from the bullettes erupting from the ground is taking place), only then is it appropriate to introduce combat rules (rolling initiative, etc.)Another concept that's helpful to remember is combat divides the minute into ten segments, called rounds, and during each round every participant has a turn. Those turns are dealt with in initiative order, but that doesn't mean creatures are waiting until their turn comes up to act. I like to make the distinction between the commencement of movement and action and its resolution. I think initiative order belongs more properly to the resolution side of the equation, that is creatures will all try to act at roughly the same time (especially at the beginning of combat) but their actions will complete in the order of initiative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 6817917, member: 6787503"] This isn't actually a problem. It's important to remember why you are using the combat rules in the first place. Some creature (in this case the land sharks) is taking hostile action against another creature (the party). Once it has been established that fictional situation is occurring (by telling the players an attack from the bullettes erupting from the ground is taking place), only then is it appropriate to introduce combat rules (rolling initiative, etc.) Another concept that's helpful to remember is combat divides the minute into ten segments, called rounds, and during each round every participant has a turn. Those turns are dealt with in initiative order, but that doesn't mean creatures are waiting until their turn comes up to act. I like to make the distinction between the commencement of movement and action and its resolution. I think initiative order belongs more properly to the resolution side of the equation, that is creatures will all try to act at roughly the same time (especially at the beginning of combat) but their actions will complete in the order of initiative. [/QUOTE]

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