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<blockquote data-quote="Kingreaper" data-source="post: 5151356" data-attributes="member: 83870">Being prepared for combat means that you'll have bonuses to your perception (or at least, lack negatives) but if your players decided &quot;we're going to sneak up on those guards, then ambush them&quot; would you deny them a surprise round simply because the guards are kinda semi-aware there might be combat at some point in the next few days?Sure, unlike guards playing poker, these guards won't have to draw weapons and don shields, but would you really deny your players any chance of surprising them?Not necessarily. Once hostilities have ceased (ie. both sides have started parlaying) combat is over.If another combat starts later, then another combat starts later. Resolve that combat initiative normally. If there's a deliberate attempt by one party to surprise the other (while both are within vision of each other, but not necessarily aware of hostile intent) the existence of a surprise round would be determined by a Bluff Vs. Insight check.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kingreaper, post: 5151356, member: 83870"] Being prepared for combat means that you'll have bonuses to your perception (or at least, lack negatives) but if your players decided "we're going to sneak up on those guards, then ambush them" would you deny them a surprise round simply because the guards are kinda semi-aware there might be combat at some point in the next few days? Sure, unlike guards playing poker, these guards won't have to draw weapons and don shields, but would you really deny your players any chance of surprising them? Not necessarily. Once hostilities have ceased (ie. both sides have started parlaying) combat is over. If another combat starts later, then another combat starts later. Resolve that combat initiative normally. If there's a deliberate attempt by one party to surprise the other (while both are within vision of each other, but not necessarily aware of hostile intent) the existence of a surprise round would be determined by a Bluff Vs. Insight check. [/QUOTE]

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