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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takasi" data-source="post: 3174406" data-attributes="member: 20194">Well, I have nothing to comment on at this point about Vegepygmy's situation, but I do have another situation that's related to awareness...The PCs enter the atrium of a mansion and see two sets of stairs heading upstairs and a hallway underneath the staircase.  One of the PCs has scent and can tell that there is "something" nearby but can't pinpoint the location.The enemies are downstairs around the corner of the hallway.  They hear the PCs and are waiting to attack if anything comes around the corner.The party splits up and the character with scent goes upstairs.A party member downstairs goes around the corner of the hallway and the enemies attack.If you roll initiative and the party member with scent (and on the second floor) goes first, what can he legally do?  He has no idea that anything has changed from his perspective.What about the other party members downstairs who have not gone around the corner?I asked for initiative and gave a surprise round to the enemies and the party member who went around the corner and saw the enemy.  The party member with scent believes he should have been able to act during the surprise round.  What is your opinion?</blockquote>