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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 6683444" data-attributes="member: 6799649">There is no rule that says you become unsurprised, or that surprise ends, after your first turn in combat. It doesn't say that anywhere, and it simply isn't true.Given that both our interpretations are equally unstated, be must use our thinky bits to determine which better models the situation.For my interpretation, I take 'you are surprised when you don't notice a threat' to mean that you are not surprised when you do notice a threat! Not explicitly written, but not a huge leap of logic.Your interpretation is that because one of the two effects of being surprised is that you can't act on your first turn, that this is not only a limit of when the other effect ends, but also determines when surprise itself ends. The tail wagging the dog.My interpretation has the natural connection which is stated in the rules (that 'surprise' = 'not noticing a threat') work both ways. But yours has the measure of your reaction speed inexplicably determine what you notice! That doesn't make sense!Of our two interpretations, neither of which is specifically written, I think mine makes sense and yours doesn't.At this point I doubt either of us will change the other's opinion on this, but I'm happy to let neutral readers see our respective cases. The result of being surprised by the threat (one of the results) is that you were caught off guard and don't get your act together for a moment.</blockquote>

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