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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6469023" data-attributes="member: 6787503">The way I would think about this if the PCs are surprised by the snipers and are thus unable to act or move on the first round is that the situation has changed unexpectedly. They thought they were about to fight a certain group of adversaries and then another group pops up and begins firing, maybe even from a direction they're not facing. In such a situation, just going ahead with what you were going to do anyway requires some decision-making in itself and a reassessment of the situation on the part of the PCs is inevitable.Whether or not you impose surprise is of course up to you as the DM. I believe the rules are very squishy on that subject. But, personally, I would not impose surprise on the bandits waiting in the road as some of the other posters have suggested. I assume they are fully aware of the presence of the snipers and that any attack coming from that direction would be expected.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 6469023, member: 6787503"] The way I would think about this if the PCs are surprised by the snipers and are thus unable to act or move on the first round is that the situation has changed unexpectedly. They thought they were about to fight a certain group of adversaries and then another group pops up and begins firing, maybe even from a direction they're not facing. In such a situation, just going ahead with what you were going to do anyway requires some decision-making in itself and a reassessment of the situation on the part of the PCs is inevitable. Whether or not you impose surprise is of course up to you as the DM. I believe the rules are very squishy on that subject. But, personally, I would not impose surprise on the bandits waiting in the road as some of the other posters have suggested. I assume they are fully aware of the presence of the snipers and that any attack coming from that direction would be expected. [/QUOTE]

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