toucanbuzz
No rule is inviolate
Over the last 20+ years, I've roughly done 1/2 declaration and 1/2 the random d20. Having engaged in several of these posts, personally my games go faster with a declaration phase. I emphasize the word personally because I use a homebrew that shaves off the nonsense from Greyhawk Initiative, and back in the AD&D days, I had the speed factor tables memorized.
I've posted in detail about the "why" in other conversations and won't repeat, but ultimately to each their own. There's no right or wrong way to go about it, so long as it's working for you, and no need to convince one another how they're fools for using a system that has [insert flaws.]
I've posted in detail about the "why" in other conversations and won't repeat, but ultimately to each their own. There's no right or wrong way to go about it, so long as it's working for you, and no need to convince one another how they're fools for using a system that has [insert flaws.]