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<blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 2113591" data-attributes="member: 20308">Fair enough.&nbsp; You asked how to avoid flat-footedness.&nbsp; Several people said &quot;Combat Reflexes&quot;.&nbsp; Now here's another one:Running your entire game in 6 second combat rounds.&nbsp; There is nothing (to my knowledge) to prevent this.&nbsp; You could, in your examples, have everyone enter combat rounds and play out the conversation at the thieve's guild or the assassination of the king.&nbsp; You can do this per the RAW, with the DM's permission (As Rule 0 always takes precedence).&nbsp; Aside from being horrendously tedious (who wants to play the entire night in 6-second chunks?), it opens the door to abuse if you allow the players to use it often.&nbsp; If you do this, Combat reflexes is a feat you will be unlikely to see in your game.&nbsp; Fewer people will play rogues (as you are lessening their power).&nbsp; There is a section in the DMG that says doing this is a bad thing, but it isn't specifically against RAW (although as you can see, several people treat it that way).&nbsp; If you can run your game this way, and your players like it, then there you go.Those are the RAW ways to get around flat-footedness in round one.&nbsp; Was there anything else you wanted?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IcyCool, post: 2113591, member: 20308"] Fair enough. You asked how to avoid flat-footedness. Several people said "Combat Reflexes". Now here's another one: Running your entire game in 6 second combat rounds. There is nothing (to my knowledge) to prevent this. You could, in your examples, have everyone enter combat rounds and play out the conversation at the thieve's guild or the assassination of the king. You can do this per the RAW, with the DM's permission (As Rule 0 always takes precedence). Aside from being horrendously tedious (who wants to play the entire night in 6-second chunks?), it opens the door to abuse if you allow the players to use it often. If you do this, Combat reflexes is a feat you will be unlikely to see in your game. Fewer people will play rogues (as you are lessening their power). There is a section in the DMG that says doing this is a bad thing, but it isn't specifically against RAW (although as you can see, several people treat it that way). If you can run your game this way, and your players like it, then there you go. Those are the RAW ways to get around flat-footedness in round one. Was there anything else you wanted? [/QUOTE]

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