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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5825492" data-attributes="member: 92305">Actually, not really.&nbsp; The difference is when initiative is thrown.&nbsp;&nbsp;- 1E AD&amp;D Initiative Example - &nbsp;You are traveling down a corridor.&nbsp; You've got your longsword out and ready to use.&nbsp;GM:&nbsp; As you round the corner, to see this guard, 30 feet away from you.&nbsp; He sees you, too, and moves to engage, brandishing his own longsword.&nbsp;You:&nbsp; I'll walk towards him, swinging my weapon and losening my shoulders, getting my body ready for the attack.&nbsp;GM:&nbsp; He closes distance, and we go into melee.&nbsp; Roll initiative.&nbsp; You win, so you get first attack as he approaches.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The difference in that, with 3E/3.5E, initiative determines when the character acts....not just when he attacks.&nbsp; The character doesn't move or attack or do anything until it's his turn, on his initiative count.&nbsp;In 3E, the above scenario can't happen because if the guard won initiative, he would close distance and attack first.&nbsp; There's no way the guard could close distance but have the PC attack first unless the PC was using a Ready Action (which would not be possible because the PC moved more than 5 feet).&nbsp;&nbsp;In other words, initiative, in the two game, means two different things.&nbsp; Initiative in 1E AD&amp;D is a tie breaker to determine who attacks first.&nbsp; In 3E D&amp;D, initiative is a mechanisim to determine who acts first--who gets to play out his entire round's worth of actions first.&nbsp;There's a big difference in the two games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5825492, member: 92305"] Actually, not really. The difference is when initiative is thrown. - 1E AD&D Initiative Example - You are traveling down a corridor. You've got your longsword out and ready to use. GM: As you round the corner, to see this guard, 30 feet away from you. He sees you, too, and moves to engage, brandishing his own longsword. You: I'll walk towards him, swinging my weapon and losening my shoulders, getting my body ready for the attack. GM: He closes distance, and we go into melee. Roll initiative. You win, so you get first attack as he approaches. The difference in that, with 3E/3.5E, initiative determines when the character acts....not just when he attacks. The character doesn't move or attack or do anything until it's his turn, on his initiative count. In 3E, the above scenario can't happen because if the guard won initiative, he would close distance and attack first. There's no way the guard could close distance but have the PC attack first unless the PC was using a Ready Action (which would not be possible because the PC moved more than 5 feet). In other words, initiative, in the two game, means two different things. Initiative in 1E AD&D is a tie breaker to determine who attacks first. In 3E D&D, initiative is a mechanisim to determine who acts first--who gets to play out his entire round's worth of actions first. There's a big difference in the two games. [/QUOTE]

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