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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Varianor Abroad" data-source="post: 3765506" data-attributes="member: 12425">Inspired by this thread's discussion, I created a different mechanic. Reaction Points. Here's the rules (reposted and slightly edited from Monte Cook's board).Cleft City Design Diary Three: Reaction PointsCombat will get a bit spicier in my new game. I’m still undecided about Hero Points. I like them a lot, though I am stingy with them. It seems the players rely upon them to evade near-death scenarios that I keep coming up with. My response now is that whether or not I use HPs, I’m adding Reaction Points. Thoughts and feedback on these would be welcomed, please.You may use a Reaction Point in one of the following ways, all of which are actions allowed even after being attacked even when it is not your turn in the sequence:1.        Take a defensive combat manuever or use a combat rite.2.        Cast a defensive spell. The spell’s duration regardless of its original text is one round. This casting is as a free action. Anything that would break invisibility is not a defensive spell.3.        Take a defensive movement of up to 15 feet to go behind fixed cover (i.e. not behind people). You are still subject to AoOs along the way.4.        Use the Aid Another action to assist any ally or non-combatant within your Reach.5.        Switch places with another ally or non-combatant within 15 feet and take the consequences intended for them.Reaction Points are awarded at the start of every session, with bonus points awarded for uses #4 and #5 above at the DMs discretion. Use of a Reaction Point does not change your initiative.Oh yeah, the DM will get one of these for every 10 awarded to the PCs, to be spent on any NPC that he wishes.</blockquote>

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