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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 2624357" data-attributes="member: 35788">I have found that PbP combat takes forever if everyone waits until it is their init to post.&nbsp; So please don't do that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Instead, what I ask players to do is post one or two posible actions for the round in order of preference.&nbsp; So for example, Bahruul's actions might look like this:1. I attack the thug #2 with my greatswordor2. If I am low in the init order and I notice one of my allies is getting flanked, I go after one of the flankers instead.Or something like that.&nbsp; If you want to post 2 actions, the second one should be contingent on something so I would know to use that one instead.One of the questions that always seems to get asked is what will happen if you post an action that by the time your init position comes up the action is either silly, unwise, or just plain invalid.&nbsp; In response to that, if I see that an action is really not wise or invalid I will go through the init order as far as I can and stop before I get to your position.&nbsp; Then, I will give you a chance to repost an action that makes more sense or may be a little more wise.&nbsp; Beleive me, I tend to be a DM that errs on the side of the party not the BBEG when in doubt.&nbsp; So don't worry.&nbsp; I do it this way not because I am looking to get the players in trouble, just because I want the combat rounds to go quickly to keep the battles exciting for all involved.Also, I can post the Init order if people want.&nbsp; But I tend to find that posting the Init order is not helpful because then people wait until their position to post and it drags out combat.&nbsp; But if it really bugs people, I can post the Init order, just let me know your preference.&nbsp; You'll figure out the Init order after the first round of every battle anyway...&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 2624357, member: 35788"] I have found that PbP combat takes forever if everyone waits until it is their init to post. So please don't do that. Instead, what I ask players to do is post one or two posible actions for the round in order of preference. So for example, Bahruul's actions might look like this: 1. I attack the thug #2 with my greatsword or 2. If I am low in the init order and I notice one of my allies is getting flanked, I go after one of the flankers instead. Or something like that. If you want to post 2 actions, the second one should be contingent on something so I would know to use that one instead. One of the questions that always seems to get asked is what will happen if you post an action that by the time your init position comes up the action is either silly, unwise, or just plain invalid. In response to that, if I see that an action is really not wise or invalid I will go through the init order as far as I can and stop before I get to your position. Then, I will give you a chance to repost an action that makes more sense or may be a little more wise. Beleive me, I tend to be a DM that errs on the side of the party not the BBEG when in doubt. So don't worry. I do it this way not because I am looking to get the players in trouble, just because I want the combat rounds to go quickly to keep the battles exciting for all involved. Also, I can post the Init order if people want. But I tend to find that posting the Init order is not helpful because then people wait until their position to post and it drags out combat. But if it really bugs people, I can post the Init order, just let me know your preference. You'll figure out the Init order after the first round of every battle anyway... ;) [/QUOTE]

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