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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7378977" data-attributes="member: 6775477">If you wanted to do something like that, the best way to do it would be to break the round down into &quot;ranged&quot; &quot;movement&quot; and &quot;melee.&quot; Everyone that plans to use ranged attacks would go first (in initiative order), then movement, then melee attacks. Spells would have to be determined individually, as would a lot of non-attack actions. You might want to add a &quot;defense&quot; segment as well, so that Dodge and other 1 round defensive actions can be taken before attacks begin. This would be rather complicated for play, and I would suggest a slightly easier option. Each round, everyone declares their action in secret (writing them down is best), then rolls initiative. The actions are revealed, and resolved simultaneously, with any overlap being resolved using initiative. Bonus Actions can be declared after actions are revealed, and reactions work as normal. Anything that lasts a round counts from beginning to end, so only 1 Reaction can be taken. Turns become somewhat meaningless, so some things require DM adjudication (such as a battlemaster giving the rogue an attack to use sneak attack an addition time). This removes the notion of a character taking a turn while everyone else stands there, but it can easily cause some players and creatures to have little to no effect on a round, because they take an action against an already defeated foe. If your group is good with a little chaos (which they'd have to be for your original idea), I think this is a better method of getting what you need.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7378977, member: 6775477"] If you wanted to do something like that, the best way to do it would be to break the round down into "ranged" "movement" and "melee." Everyone that plans to use ranged attacks would go first (in initiative order), then movement, then melee attacks. Spells would have to be determined individually, as would a lot of non-attack actions. You might want to add a "defense" segment as well, so that Dodge and other 1 round defensive actions can be taken before attacks begin. This would be rather complicated for play, and I would suggest a slightly easier option. Each round, everyone declares their action in secret (writing them down is best), then rolls initiative. The actions are revealed, and resolved simultaneously, with any overlap being resolved using initiative. Bonus Actions can be declared after actions are revealed, and reactions work as normal. Anything that lasts a round counts from beginning to end, so only 1 Reaction can be taken. Turns become somewhat meaningless, so some things require DM adjudication (such as a battlemaster giving the rogue an attack to use sneak attack an addition time). This removes the notion of a character taking a turn while everyone else stands there, but it can easily cause some players and creatures to have little to no effect on a round, because they take an action against an already defeated foe. If your group is good with a little chaos (which they'd have to be for your original idea), I think this is a better method of getting what you need. [/QUOTE]

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