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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 8407080" data-attributes="member: 71699"><p>Why not also have DM adjudicate initiative. Something like</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 1 </strong>declarations (P leads)</p><p><strong>P1 (Barbarian)</strong> has no information: they declare in the dark that they will move and attack N1</p><p><strong>P2 (Warlock)</strong> knows what P1 declared: often dropping one foe is better than dividing attacks, so they declare attack and then fall back</p><p><strong>N1 (Goblin)</strong> knowing what P1 and P2 declared: they are going to dodge</p><p><strong>N2 (Goblin)</strong> knows everyone's declarations: they are safe to move and attack P2</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 1</strong> initiative <em>adjudicated</em></p><p><strong>N1</strong> = 20 - as DM, I felt getting into a defensive stance is faster than moving and then attacking</p><p><strong>P1</strong> = 10 - it feels right to me to have P1 right after N2, the player decides to go Reckless, counteracting N1's Dodge</p><p><strong>P2 </strong>= 5 - the split with N1 could go either way, so I decide to favour the PC, who blasts then falls back to cover</p><p><strong>N2 </strong>= 1 - it felt to me like they had to shape their turn to P2s, so I'm okay with giving them last turn this round, they rush toward P2</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 2 </strong>declarations (N leads)</p><p><strong>N1 (Goblin)</strong> sees P1 vulnerable and wants to attack them, calling N2 to pile in</p><p><strong>N2 (Goblin)</strong> switches to piling in on P1</p><p><strong>P1 (Barbarian)</strong> feels a bit concerned to be Reckless at this point, but has plenty of HP and will attack N1 normally</p><p><strong>P2 (Warlock)</strong> wants to continue stepping out, blasting, stepping back</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 2</strong> initiative <em>adjudicated</em></p><p><strong>N1</strong> = 20 - I see no reason not to let N1 have at least one attack while P1 is vulnerable</p><p><strong>P1</strong> = 10 - I see no reason not to have them act next</p><p><strong>N2 </strong>= 5 - on balance, I feel they should have a chance to strike at P1 before P2 can try and drop them</p><p><strong>P2</strong> = 1 - they are acting with caution, so I'm saying they go after the others who are more all-in</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 8407080, member: 71699"] Why not also have DM adjudicate initiative. Something like [B]Round 1 [/B]declarations (P leads) [B]P1 (Barbarian)[/B] has no information: they declare in the dark that they will move and attack N1 [B]P2 (Warlock)[/B] knows what P1 declared: often dropping one foe is better than dividing attacks, so they declare attack and then fall back [B]N1 (Goblin)[/B] knowing what P1 and P2 declared: they are going to dodge [B]N2 (Goblin)[/B] knows everyone's declarations: they are safe to move and attack P2 [B]Round 1[/B] initiative [I]adjudicated[/I] [B]N1[/B] = 20 - as DM, I felt getting into a defensive stance is faster than moving and then attacking [B]P1[/B] = 10 - it feels right to me to have P1 right after N2, the player decides to go Reckless, counteracting N1's Dodge [B]P2 [/B]= 5 - the split with N1 could go either way, so I decide to favour the PC, who blasts then falls back to cover [B]N2 [/B]= 1 - it felt to me like they had to shape their turn to P2s, so I'm okay with giving them last turn this round, they rush toward P2 [B]Round 2 [/B]declarations (N leads) [B]N1 (Goblin)[/B] sees P1 vulnerable and wants to attack them, calling N2 to pile in [B]N2 (Goblin)[/B] switches to piling in on P1 [B]P1 (Barbarian)[/B] feels a bit concerned to be Reckless at this point, but has plenty of HP and will attack N1 normally [B]P2 (Warlock)[/B] wants to continue stepping out, blasting, stepping back [B]Round 2[/B] initiative [I]adjudicated[/I] [B]N1[/B] = 20 - I see no reason not to let N1 have at least one attack while P1 is vulnerable [B]P1[/B] = 10 - I see no reason not to have them act next [B]N2 [/B]= 5 - on balance, I feel they should have a chance to strike at P1 before P2 can try and drop them [B]P2[/B] = 1 - they are acting with caution, so I'm saying they go after the others who are more all-in [/QUOTE]
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