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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9778700" data-attributes="member: 29398">One possible unintended side effect of this is that the DM is often running a bunch of somewhat-intelligent adversaries at once, and having to be aware of all these openings-to-act all the time will a) add to the DM's cognitive workload and b) threaten to slow things down while she processes her options.Another, and I think much more likely, unintended side effect of this idea is that adding more opportunities for more participants to respond to each action in combat is going to make combats take a lot longer to resolve.  Just because a player is engaged doesn't mean he's decisive in what response he wants his character to make or even aware that his character can respond right now; meaning in aggregate that each round in each combat will take considerably longer to resolve at the table.</blockquote>