[Pathfinder] Burnt Offerings

[jkason]

It's one action for surprise rounds, right? Tac will use his drawing his bow. If he has a clean shot in the first round, he'll take it.

 

[Ambrus]

I simply posted actions for both the surprise and initial rounds. Hope that's okay.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Players who get to act in the surprise round may take one standard action and free actions.

And, yes, it's totally okay to post both your surprise round action and your action for the regular initiative round in the first post. If something happens from one round to the next that dramatically alters the playing field, I will pause between rounds give you an opportunity to alter your stated action.

 

[Ambrus]

There will be one surprise round in which Elyra, Tac, and Kell get a turn. Regular iniative will commence after the surprise round--I've got everyone's regular init scores rolled and posted.

Uhm. Why do Elyra, Tac and Kell's initiative scores change in the round following the surprise round?

 

[CanadienneBacon]

It's my way of distinguishing between rounds and separating what is "surprise" from what is "regular" initiative. Once we settle into regular initiative rounds, we'll keep the posted initiative sequence. At least, that was my take on the beta rules passage on surprise rounds in the combat section when I re-read it again this morning. I can see a case for having surprise round initiative and regular round initiative separate, but I can also see a case for using the same initiative throughout.

If someone can show me in the beta rules where it states that we are supposed to keep the same init throughout, OR if all of you prefer to keep the same init throughout, I have no problem doing so. Less rolling for me. Let me know.

 

[Ambrus]

Looking through the section on surprise rounds, I'm afraid I don't see anything that suggests that one would reroll initiative following the surprise round.

Any combatants
aware of the opponents can act in the surprise round, so
they roll for initiative. In initiative order (highest to lowest),
combatants who started the battle aware of their opponents
each take a standard action during the surprise
round.

At the start of a battle, each combatant makes an initiative
check. An initiative check is a Dexterity check. Each
character applies his or her Dexterity modifier to the roll.
Characters act in order, counting down from highest result
to lowest. In every round that follows, the characters
act in the same order.

Emphasis mine. So as soon a character is aware of enemy combatants she rolls for initiative, whether that be in the surprise round or later, and then acts on that same initiative throughout the combat.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Thanks. That's the same passage I read but came away from it with a different impression.

I'm totally open to group input on this. What do the rest of you prefer?

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

Thanks. That's the same passage I read but came away from it with a different impression.

I'm totally open to group input on this. What do the rest of you prefer?

Frankly, I'm fine with either.

 

[Ambrus]

Just to clarify, Kell starts barking during his turn during the first full round of combat; ideally once its too late for the goblin to react to his charge attack.

 

[Walking Dad]

Frankly, I'm fine with either.

Same here.