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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 6767464" data-attributes="member: 6788736">No, in this situation (you go first thanks to initiative) you hear the twang of the bow and spot (out of the corner of your eye) an arrow screaming towards you from an undetermined location.You're still surprised, and cant act on your turn. Youre shocked by the sudden and unexpected attack.You could use a reaction to cast sheild though. You just managed to act fast enough in response to the declared attack to react to it.Yes. You get shot before you notice a damn thing and are caught completely flat footed. You know exactly where assassin 1 is now (unless he also used cunning action and re-hid). You are still surprised and cant act on your turn. You can use your reaction to cast shield against assassin 2 (who goes after you) though.18 seconds hasnt passed. The two assassins arrows have been launched a split second after each other. By the time both have been resolved, barely a second or two has passed.Dude, what? Actions in combat happen more or less simultanously. Those 20 arrows were launched as a volley with barely a split second between them. A round is 6 seconds, and everyone acts simultaneously with 'turns' only occurring as an abstraction.You're using flawed logic and poor understanding of the rules with this house rule.As long as youre aware of this, cool.</blockquote>