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<blockquote data-quote="Harzel" data-source="post: 7178454" data-attributes="member: 6857506"><p>I have been intrigued by this idea since you posted about it, and I periodically think about using it, but when I think through scenarios it seems like much more often than not, there are enough dependencies that everyone would end up rolling initiative anyway.&nbsp; So if you don't mind, since you brought it up in this thread, take the situation as described in the OP and for simplicity assume that no one is surprised.&nbsp; The NPC is casting an AoE that will potentially affect all the PCs and if he has a lick of sense he will try to move to cover after casting.&nbsp; I find it hard to imagine any reasonable actions on the PCs part that would not have me wanting pretty much a total ordering for resolving actions.&nbsp; If you are willing to indulge me, would you sketch out how this scenario could play out without the need for the NPC and all the PCs to make initiative rolls?&nbsp; Choose whatever actions for the PCs you would like or assume a couple try to close to melee and a couple make ranged attacks and then move to cover.&nbsp; This seems like a bit of an ask, but if your willing to spend a few minutes on it, I would be appreciative.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Harzel, post: 7178454, member: 6857506"] I have been intrigued by this idea since you posted about it, and I periodically think about using it, but when I think through scenarios it seems like much more often than not, there are enough dependencies that everyone would end up rolling initiative anyway. So if you don't mind, since you brought it up in this thread, take the situation as described in the OP and for simplicity assume that no one is surprised. The NPC is casting an AoE that will potentially affect all the PCs and if he has a lick of sense he will try to move to cover after casting. I find it hard to imagine any reasonable actions on the PCs part that would not have me wanting pretty much a total ordering for resolving actions. If you are willing to indulge me, would you sketch out how this scenario could play out without the need for the NPC and all the PCs to make initiative rolls? Choose whatever actions for the PCs you would like or assume a couple try to close to melee and a couple make ranged attacks and then move to cover. This seems like a bit of an ask, but if your willing to spend a few minutes on it, I would be appreciative. [/QUOTE]

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