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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7936846" data-attributes="member: 20323">I used a variation of initiative scores in my last campaign mixed with a touch of side-based initiative.For non-named/non-boss monsters that didn't involve a surprise round, I used an initiative score for the monsters (EDIT: Just remembered! If the monster was proficient in Dex saves, I applied its proficiency bonus to its initiative score). And then had the players roll as normal. This formed natural clusters in the initiative count, for example...19. PC #116. PC #215. Mage13. PC # 312. PC #4 (higher Dex than goblins)12. Goblins7. PC #51. Zombies (always have my zombies act on initiative '1' thanks to AD&D's influence)I would let clustered players (e.g. PC #1 and #2) go in the order they pleased, even overlapping their turns if necessary for whatever they wanted to pull off. Similarly I would let PC #3 and #4 go in the order they pleased.This seemed to capture the best of all worlds: saving time with less rolls, letting the players enjoy rolling, and encouraged more strategizing among the players while still preserving some uncertainty.</blockquote>