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<blockquote data-quote="satori01" data-source="post: 5944972" data-attributes="member: 7859">If every monster acts like Seal Team 6, what do you do (outside of&nbsp; powering up the monsters) when you want the party to fight Seal Team 6?I would say DMs making every monster a Patton, is just as pervasive, and pernicious as making all monsters idiots.That said, NO AOO. I've ran about 4 different playtests with 7 different people, all whom played lots of 3e and at least some 4e, (and some lots of that as well), and everyone has commented on liking not having AOO.I must admit, I did experiment with &quot;Readied Reactions&quot;.Basically at the end of you turn, you can ready a reaction.Thus the Fighter rappeled down a cavern ledge, shot a Kobold with the crossbow, and then pulled her Axe and readied an &quot; I attack anything that comes next to me&quot;.&nbsp; If something triggered the reaction, the corresponding action was used on their next turn.&nbsp; Thus if the Fighter above killed a Kobold out of turn, their &quot; Action&quot;, would be gone on the next turn.1 reaction per turn, still applied, and I did not allow for permanent initiative order changes for interrupts. For something I made up on the spot, it kept people engaged even when it was not their turn,&nbsp; and allowed people to detail&nbsp; their &quot;attack posture&quot; at the end of their turns.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="satori01, post: 5944972, member: 7859"] If every monster acts like Seal Team 6, what do you do (outside of powering up the monsters) when you want the party to fight Seal Team 6? I would say DMs making every monster a Patton, is just as pervasive, and pernicious as making all monsters idiots. That said, NO AOO. I've ran about 4 different playtests with 7 different people, all whom played lots of 3e and at least some 4e, (and some lots of that as well), and everyone has commented on liking not having AOO. I must admit, I did experiment with "Readied Reactions". Basically at the end of you turn, you can ready a reaction. Thus the Fighter rappeled down a cavern ledge, shot a Kobold with the crossbow, and then pulled her Axe and readied an " I attack anything that comes next to me". If something triggered the reaction, the corresponding action was used on their next turn. Thus if the Fighter above killed a Kobold out of turn, their " Action", would be gone on the next turn. 1 reaction per turn, still applied, and I did not allow for permanent initiative order changes for interrupts. For something I made up on the spot, it kept people engaged even when it was not their turn, and allowed people to detail their "attack posture" at the end of their turns. [/QUOTE]

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