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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4275115" data-attributes="member: 834">I went ahead since my initiative was abive the kobold.  I expect it's more practical to have an ''us'' and ''them'' mentality with initiative.  Anyone who beats the monsters can go whenever they can post, then the monster, then everyone can post as soon as they can, monsters, us etc.It's not practical to post in intiative order.If you give us the defenses/hp of monsters, it will lead to some metagaming but we'll be able to describe the result instantly.  On my hand axe throw, I knew I missed because no one has AC 10, but if I had scored a 14 I would be left in limbo.  Did I hit?  Did I kill?  It's more lively if we can describe the action from beginning to end.Conversely, you should probably make yourself a small file including all the stats that we use passively for easy reference.Like MalHP 34/17AC 19Fortitude 17Reflex : 14Will : 13Opportunity Attack : +10, 1D8+4Percetion : 12Insight : 12Initiative +2That's it, I think.  Nothing else you are liable to need on the monster's turn.  If we know the same about the monsters, we can even roll their AoO against us!  It's really easier if everyone is responsible of everything that happens on his turn.The only tricky thing is trap.  If you move in an unseen trap area...  It's time to edit!</blockquote>