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<blockquote data-quote="WampusCat43" data-source="post: 4609809" data-attributes="member: 12027">I've found that rolling the critter's init in advance is a key.&nbsp; I use init cards (MM .pdf + screen capture + formatted Word doc = prep time WIN).&nbsp; I simply add 10 to the Init score for the entry (unless I have some evil reason to change it), and write it on the card, sort by the init of each group, and set it aside.&nbsp; When the players roll for init, I just go around the table and ask &quot;What did you get?&quot;.&nbsp; Stick their card in among the baddies as they answer, and we're ready to rock.So often before, I would be so busy looking up the monster init score, rolling the dice, etc. that I would miss some question by the players.&nbsp; With this, I'm ready ASAP.&nbsp; Using these cards makes delaying much simpler, and enables me to call out who's on deck, who's in the hole (baseball terms for who's next and after that).&nbsp; This keeps them on their toes, and on the rare (rare, I say) that I mess up the order, it's caught that much quicker.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WampusCat43, post: 4609809, member: 12027"] I've found that rolling the critter's init in advance is a key. I use init cards (MM .pdf + screen capture + formatted Word doc = prep time WIN). I simply add 10 to the Init score for the entry (unless I have some evil reason to change it), and write it on the card, sort by the init of each group, and set it aside. When the players roll for init, I just go around the table and ask "What did you get?". Stick their card in among the baddies as they answer, and we're ready to rock. So often before, I would be so busy looking up the monster init score, rolling the dice, etc. that I would miss some question by the players. With this, I'm ready ASAP. Using these cards makes delaying much simpler, and enables me to call out who's on deck, who's in the hole (baseball terms for who's next and after that). This keeps them on their toes, and on the rare ([I]rare[/I], I say) that I mess up the order, it's caught that much quicker. [/QUOTE]

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