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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2201477" data-attributes="member: 2011">Except that this is not the rule.The rule is:"An encounter can begin in one of three situations:One side becomes aware of the other and thus can act first."The spectre is aware. He can act. He does not HAVE to be able to attack, just act. Thus, he can act AND he can initiate combat. Since he is the only one aware, he gets a surprise round. On his surprise round, he orders the Golems to prepare. They are now also aware and get actions to ready in round one.A few rounds later, the party arrives. They too are aware (assuming they remembered the encounter), so they come into the initiative as Newcomers Are Aware.They go first at the beginning of the round in which they arrive. They do not even roll initiative (Newcomers Are Aware rule).Unfortunately for them, the Spectre and Golem had readied actions.Even using the one side aware the other side not aware, so the aware side prepares for a few rounds rule, the "unaware side" still cannot do actions right away.</blockquote>