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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7265747" data-attributes="member: 20564">Okay, so to restate the problem from reading multiple replies, the problem is that when you run encounters that are way below a real challenge that initiative takes a long time.What I'm having a problem reconciling though is that you seem to be willing to go for an entirely un-D&amp;D feel in having an initiative system that's a complete break, but unwilling to address the root problem of vastly easy combats in a way that's reminiscent of other versions of D&amp;D because it doesn't add to the &quot;old-school feel&quot;.Are you looking for a faster initiative system but only restricting yourself to old-school ones, or are you willing to try something new, including potentially on the root problem of &lt;1 round encounters?As a side note, the &quot;one orc&quot; encounter is where initiative matters a great deal since it determines if the foe gets their single action off or not, as well as who is attacking them, if they are using spells or other limited resources, etc.&nbsp; (Plus any RP that can come out of it - bragging rights for the barbarian, the paladin trying to take prisoners instead of killing, etc.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7265747, member: 20564"] Okay, so to restate the problem from reading multiple replies, the problem is that when you run encounters that are way below a real challenge that initiative takes a long time. What I'm having a problem reconciling though is that you seem to be willing to go for an entirely un-D&D feel in having an initiative system that's a complete break, but unwilling to address the root problem of vastly easy combats in a way that's reminiscent of other versions of D&D because it doesn't add to the "old-school feel". Are you looking for a faster initiative system but only restricting yourself to old-school ones, or are you willing to try something new, including potentially on the root problem of <1 round encounters? As a side note, the "one orc" encounter is where initiative matters a great deal since it determines if the foe gets their single action off or not, as well as who is attacking them, if they are using spells or other limited resources, etc. (Plus any RP that can come out of it - bragging rights for the barbarian, the paladin trying to take prisoners instead of killing, etc.) [/QUOTE]

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