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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7719525" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>Okay, so I'm near one injured opponent, and there are other opponents 5 feet further away. I have Great Weapon Mastery.</p><p></p><p>I want to attack, and IF I kill them, move up to the next foe and use the bonus action attack I get from GWM.</p><p></p><p>Do I need to roll a 2d8+d6 initiative (attack + bonus action attack + movement)?</p><p>Do I need to roll d8+d6 (attack + movement), but because I didn't have that bonus action when initiative was declared I couldn't roll for it, but I instead later roll it and add it on.</p><p>Do I roll just a d8 (attack), and if I have future options that opened up because I have now been granted a bonus action I can declare them (and the movement) at that point.</p><p></p><p>Are you allowed to declare things you don't know you'll be able to do (like the GWM bonus attack). If so, can I just declare "ranged or melee attack" and roll d4+d8 and chose which action I do then.</p><p></p><p>Hey, if I have two attacks and I throw a dagger and stab with another, do I roll just d4 (like I'd do if I threw 2 daggers), just d8 (as if I stabbed two daggers) or d4+d8 even though it's just one action? As a side note, no matter what you answer, I can argue it's wrong. The initiative system and 5e interact so poorly there is no right answer.</p><p></p><p>I really feel like this system might work with a game designed for it, but there are so many cases for 5e that it handle intuitively that it's just a train wreck trying to bolt it on after-the-fact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7719525, member: 20564"] Okay, so I'm near one injured opponent, and there are other opponents 5 feet further away. I have Great Weapon Mastery. I want to attack, and IF I kill them, move up to the next foe and use the bonus action attack I get from GWM. Do I need to roll a 2d8+d6 initiative (attack + bonus action attack + movement)? Do I need to roll d8+d6 (attack + movement), but because I didn't have that bonus action when initiative was declared I couldn't roll for it, but I instead later roll it and add it on. Do I roll just a d8 (attack), and if I have future options that opened up because I have now been granted a bonus action I can declare them (and the movement) at that point. Are you allowed to declare things you don't know you'll be able to do (like the GWM bonus attack). If so, can I just declare "ranged or melee attack" and roll d4+d8 and chose which action I do then. Hey, if I have two attacks and I throw a dagger and stab with another, do I roll just d4 (like I'd do if I threw 2 daggers), just d8 (as if I stabbed two daggers) or d4+d8 even though it's just one action? As a side note, no matter what you answer, I can argue it's wrong. The initiative system and 5e interact so poorly there is no right answer. I really feel like this system might work with a game designed for it, but there are so many cases for 5e that it handle intuitively that it's just a train wreck trying to bolt it on after-the-fact. [/QUOTE]
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