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<blockquote data-quote="MichaelH" data-source="post: 1371752" data-attributes="member: 14843">This is not correct.&nbsp; Since the PC and his entire party were aware of the goblins, they have surprise.&nbsp; Each member of the party is entitled to a standard action.&nbsp; Also, you can never use a Delay action to go at the same time as another character.&nbsp; If you delay, you go immediately after someone.&nbsp; Further, in this scenario, initiative rolls are not made yet (see below).This is only the case when some on both sides are aware of one another.&nbsp; When only one side is aware of the other, each creature on the aware side may take a standard action and then initiative is rolled.&nbsp; Check the DMG, pages 22-23, for this information and examples of play.IMO, in this situation, opening the door is done outside of combat.&nbsp; The door is opened and the goblins are surprised.&nbsp; The PC and his party now each get a standard action (or a move action, but not both) and then initiative is rolled.&nbsp; Again this is all spelled out in the DMG, pages 22-23.&nbsp; Note the example on page 23, column one, first full paragraph, in which Jozan prepares two spells, then opens the door, and then he gets his standard action (unless the bad guys heard him and became aware of him).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MichaelH, post: 1371752, member: 14843"] This is not correct. Since the PC and his entire party were aware of the goblins, they have surprise. Each member of the party is entitled to a standard action. Also, you can never use a Delay action to go at the same time as another character. If you delay, you go immediately after someone. Further, in this scenario, initiative rolls are not made yet (see below). This is only the case when some on both sides are aware of one another. When only one side is aware of the other, each creature on the aware side may take a standard action and then initiative is rolled. Check the DMG, pages 22-23, for this information and examples of play. IMO, in this situation, opening the door is done outside of combat. The door is opened and the goblins are surprised. The PC and his party now each get a standard action (or a move action, but not both) and then initiative is rolled. Again this is all spelled out in the DMG, pages 22-23. Note the example on page 23, column one, first full paragraph, in which Jozan prepares two spells, [i]then opens the door,[/i] and then he gets his standard action (unless the bad guys heard him and became aware of him). [/QUOTE]

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