Acid_crash
First Post
I was wondering something...haven't tried it yet, but a notion that crossed my mind after playing Savage Worlds this past weekend. I bring this up because when doing SW our combats were deadly fast and people reacted as their turns came up, but what made it possible was how initiative was handled.
SW uses a card mechanic, using a deck of playing cards, where each person is given a card flipped up, and Initiative for the turn goes from Ace to Two's, and tie breakers in order of suit Spades-Hearts-Diamonds-Clubs. So we could see right in front of us who went, in what order, and were able to plan around it. And it was really fast paced.
So, taking this card initiative mechanic, how would that work in a game of D&D 4e? I ask because part of the problem in all D&D games I've played in is that the DM keeps a track of initiative and players tend to 'do-their-own-thing' and not pay attention to the combat till their names are called.
The only minor issues I can see is are the till the end of next turn power conditions and things like feats that boost initiative scores like Improved Initiative. But, I think those can be worked around. I'm just kind of a loss on how to do it.
What do you think?
SW uses a card mechanic, using a deck of playing cards, where each person is given a card flipped up, and Initiative for the turn goes from Ace to Two's, and tie breakers in order of suit Spades-Hearts-Diamonds-Clubs. So we could see right in front of us who went, in what order, and were able to plan around it. And it was really fast paced.
So, taking this card initiative mechanic, how would that work in a game of D&D 4e? I ask because part of the problem in all D&D games I've played in is that the DM keeps a track of initiative and players tend to 'do-their-own-thing' and not pay attention to the combat till their names are called.
The only minor issues I can see is are the till the end of next turn power conditions and things like feats that boost initiative scores like Improved Initiative. But, I think those can be worked around. I'm just kind of a loss on how to do it.
What do you think?