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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8130341" data-attributes="member: 53980">I picked up a D&amp;D themed &quot;tarot deck&quot; on Kickstarter recently. I've only used it for one session, but it worked rather well.Essentially, I add cards for each character and monster to the deck. For every +3 to their initiative (or advantage) I add an additional card for that character or monster. This doesn't allow them to go multiple times, but rather makes it more likely that they will go sooner. They can also opt to delay their turn if they have more cards remaining in the deck. Every round I reshuffle the deck, which keeps turn order unpredictable. That's something that both my players and I really enjoy, as it has a tendency to shake up combat.I was originally giving a card for every +5 to initiative, but my players said that seemed too little (because an 18 Dex was the same as an 8 Dex in terms of initiative). After a bit of discussion we settled on +3 as a reasonable increment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 8130341, member: 53980"] I picked up a D&D themed "tarot deck" on Kickstarter recently. I've only used it for one session, but it worked rather well. Essentially, I add cards for each character and monster to the deck. For every +3 to their initiative (or advantage) I add an additional card for that character or monster. This doesn't allow them to go multiple times, but rather makes it more likely that they will go sooner. They can also opt to delay their turn if they have more cards remaining in the deck. Every round I reshuffle the deck, which keeps turn order unpredictable. That's something that both my players and I really enjoy, as it has a tendency to shake up combat. I was originally giving a card for every +5 to initiative, but my players said that seemed too little (because an 18 Dex was the same as an 8 Dex in terms of initiative). After a bit of discussion we settled on +3 as a reasonable increment. [/QUOTE]

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