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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 5927214" data-attributes="member: 11586"><p>What? I'm sorry, I don't understand this at all. Is this some sort of house ruled init check you've come up with? I'm note quite following (and you especially lost me at the metion of 1d6).</p><p></p><p>If this IS some sort of house ruled init you have devised, of course its not going to mesh with what the rules built.</p><p></p><p>All init is, is a way to keep order. Technically combat actions are all happening at once. Its not like I take my action and "freeze" in place until everyone else goes. That Wizard is fireballing me the same time I am charging him. It just so happens I get to declare my action before him (I roll higher).</p><p></p><p>The whole purpose of init is to keep track of who gets to declare their actions first, who goes second, etc. And there are readies and delays that change that order to keep things fresh. If you think that makes it predictable, its supposed to. Unless you want the DM to go "eeny meeny miny moe" while blindfolded to determine who goes each round.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RigaMortus2, post: 5927214, member: 11586"] What? I'm sorry, I don't understand this at all. Is this some sort of house ruled init check you've come up with? I'm note quite following (and you especially lost me at the metion of 1d6). If this IS some sort of house ruled init you have devised, of course its not going to mesh with what the rules built. All init is, is a way to keep order. Technically combat actions are all happening at once. Its not like I take my action and "freeze" in place until everyone else goes. That Wizard is fireballing me the same time I am charging him. It just so happens I get to declare my action before him (I roll higher). The whole purpose of init is to keep track of who gets to declare their actions first, who goes second, etc. And there are readies and delays that change that order to keep things fresh. If you think that makes it predictable, its supposed to. Unless you want the DM to go "eeny meeny miny moe" while blindfolded to determine who goes each round. [/QUOTE]
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