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Message: <blockquote data-quote="canucksaram" data-source="post: 7716035" data-attributes="member: 6778026"><p><strong>D&D 5E Initiative a la Mike Mearls (?)</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Here's a way to implement Mearls' initiative system....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Each round you declare your general intentions (in order of lowest to highest Proficiency Bonus) before gathering dice to roll for initiative (lowest roll goes first).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Declare general actions, in order of lowest to highest Proficiency Bonus</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">For creatures, CR = PB (min. 1)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">If PB is tied, lowest DEX or WIS mod declares first (use worst trait)<br /> </span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Gather initiative dice based on your declared actions</span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Action & Corresponding Initiative Die</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Ranged attack (if readied*): d4</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Ranged attack (unreadied): d6 </span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Melee attack: dX (X=damage die)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Cast a spell: d12</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Move and/or “do something”: d6</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Supplementary actions:</span></span><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Add movement to attack/spell: +d6 </span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Allow possible use of a Bonus Action: +d8</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Swap gear/equipment: +d8</span></span></li> </ul></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px">*A crossbow can be kept readied indefinitely; longbow and short bow attacks have disadvantage if they are held readied for more than X no. of rounds, where X = the highest number on the weapon's damage die.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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