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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5156178" data-attributes="member: 35909">I think it'd have the opposite effect.&nbsp; With that setup, everyone who's indecisive would just skip their turns anyway at best.&nbsp; At worst, you could have someone who wants to actually do something but then has to wait for every single other player to reply &quot;not doing much,&quot; which can be lengthy in an online game where people often go &quot;mini afk&quot; for small amounts of time when not much is going on.That said, whenever we get into a situation with NPCs where there's any chance of combat breaking out, I'm in favor of doing initiative right away.&nbsp; I hate it when before a fight people just start shouting off all the actions they want to take to buff or use diplomacy or get in the first attack (an aggressive intent is actually what should trigger init, if nothing else.&nbsp; Just because you want to go first doesn't mean you're going to be the first one &quot;on the draw.&quot;)&nbsp; A PC or one of the NPCs seems eager to start mixing it up?&nbsp; Roll init.&nbsp; If the aggressive one can go first, he'll probably start a fight, whether his friends agree or not (of course, if he has to move past an ally, they might be able to use an AoO to grab and restrain him).&nbsp; If the diplomat goes first, maybe he tries a rushed diplomacy to make them friendly.&nbsp; Whatever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5156178, member: 35909"] I think it'd have the opposite effect. With that setup, everyone who's indecisive would just skip their turns anyway at best. At worst, you could have someone who wants to actually do something but then has to wait for every single other player to reply "not doing much," which can be lengthy in an online game where people often go "mini afk" for small amounts of time when not much is going on. That said, whenever we get into a situation with NPCs where there's any chance of combat breaking out, I'm in favor of doing initiative right away. I hate it when before a fight people just start shouting off all the actions they want to take to buff or use diplomacy or get in the first attack (an aggressive intent is actually what should trigger init, if nothing else. Just because you want to go first doesn't mean you're going to be the first one "on the draw.") A PC or one of the NPCs seems eager to start mixing it up? Roll init. If the aggressive one can go first, he'll probably start a fight, whether his friends agree or not (of course, if he has to move past an ally, they might be able to use an AoO to grab and restrain him). If the diplomat goes first, maybe he tries a rushed diplomacy to make them friendly. Whatever. [/QUOTE]

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