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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 2112170" data-attributes="member: 478">Maybe the wizard looks pretty lithe, so a Dex bonus could be assumed... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />And why should that be metagaming to assume flat-footedness at the start of a combat (if you meant it that way)?You react faster, so you aim for your target, which does not seem to be as fast.About the flat-footedness in general... yeah, it can be weird sometimes, especially with surprise in these situations, where everyone is in full view (and talking or whatever) at the start of the combat.Could be solved maybe by not giving a surprise round (makes little sense, unless it's really a surprise (like a trusted ally opens up on you - but not when you are opposed by people you do not know, when you are automatically cautious)), but rather a +2 (or even +4) circumstance bonus (DM's best friend rule) to initiative to the one character (or group if they planned it and everyone waits for a certain sign/situation to start) that wants to start the mess, i.e. the fighter drawing the sword and getting jumped by the soldiers example on page 1.And I think it's totally fair, that everyone is flat-footed then. When suddenly the action starts, not everyone will react equally fast.ByeThanee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 2112170, member: 478"] Maybe the wizard looks pretty lithe, so a Dex bonus could be assumed... ;) And why should that be metagaming to assume flat-footedness at the start of a combat (if you meant it that way)? You react faster, so you aim for your target, which does not seem to be as fast. About the flat-footedness in general... yeah, it can be weird sometimes, especially with surprise in these situations, where everyone is in full view (and talking or whatever) at the start of the combat. Could be solved maybe by not giving a surprise round (makes little sense, unless it's really a surprise (like a trusted ally opens up on you - but not when you are opposed by people you do not know, when you are automatically cautious)), but rather a +2 (or even +4) circumstance bonus (DM's best friend rule) to initiative to the one character (or group if they planned it and everyone waits for a certain sign/situation to start) that wants to start the mess, i.e. the fighter drawing the sword and getting jumped by the soldiers example on page 1. And I think it's totally fair, that everyone is flat-footed then. When suddenly the action starts, not everyone will react equally fast. Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]

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