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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 7686950" data-attributes="member: 6788736">However the ability works, I dont know. Its not relevant how it works, whats relelvant is the reaction it takes to do it.They spot the arrow in flight, get a bad feeling, notice something or whatever. Narrate it however you want.How did you used to narrate Uncanny dodge in 3.P? Do that.I'm not 'forcing' the assassin to attack anyone; the assassin has already declared his attack against the dude he's assasinating. He's the one that forced the combat to begin in the first place.He declares a hostile action, and that starts combat. Whether he can get the hostile action off or not at a surprised foe; well thats what the Inititiave check models. No, he cant. He has already declared he is shooting at someone. Thats what started the combat. He has nocked his arrow and let it fly, triggering the combat (and its probably what the victim notices - a blur of an arrow flying towards him). Your assassin cant take that back now that he loses initiative and his enemy is just able to react in time to that arrow!Remember; despite the cyclical stop/start nature of DnD combat rounds at the table, your character is not standing there like an idiot while everyone else moves around him etc. The actions taken in combat are happening largely at the same time.Same deal if your wizard is standing 30' away from some orcs talking to them, and suddenlt declares he casts fireball (triggering combat). If the orcs roll a better initiative score, they get to charge him and cut him down before he finishes rilling his bat guano into a little ball and the arcane words are finished for the spell.</blockquote>

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