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<blockquote data-quote="thorgrit" data-source="post: 7554262" data-attributes="member: 61124"><p>It's not that I don't like the default initiative or think it's flawed, I just have trouble keeping track of the list. I'd entrust it to another player, but every one of my players is bad at it too.</p><p></p><p>What I do is shuffle and deal out playing cards (54 cards, jokers included) in front of each player (and one for each group of monsters/NPCs). Highest goes first, reverse alphabetical suits if tie. Once someone acts, they put their card in a discard pile; or if readied action, flips their card over. Deal cards out again at the beginning of each round. Once a round ends in which a Joker has been played, shuffle the discard pile back into the deck before dealing the next round. Yes, I lifted it from the Savage Worlds system. I like doing it this way because I (and everyone else) can immediately glance around the table, see who's going in what order, how many people have acted that round and how many are left, etc. without consulting a table.</p><p></p><p>It does make Dexterity less important a little, but it's used elsewhere so much that I don't think it'd be too badly missed in this one instance. Interactions with other systems so far hasn't come up at my table, such as anyone wanting to take the Alert feat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thorgrit, post: 7554262, member: 61124"] It's not that I don't like the default initiative or think it's flawed, I just have trouble keeping track of the list. I'd entrust it to another player, but every one of my players is bad at it too. What I do is shuffle and deal out playing cards (54 cards, jokers included) in front of each player (and one for each group of monsters/NPCs). Highest goes first, reverse alphabetical suits if tie. Once someone acts, they put their card in a discard pile; or if readied action, flips their card over. Deal cards out again at the beginning of each round. Once a round ends in which a Joker has been played, shuffle the discard pile back into the deck before dealing the next round. Yes, I lifted it from the Savage Worlds system. I like doing it this way because I (and everyone else) can immediately glance around the table, see who's going in what order, how many people have acted that round and how many are left, etc. without consulting a table. It does make Dexterity less important a little, but it's used elsewhere so much that I don't think it'd be too badly missed in this one instance. Interactions with other systems so far hasn't come up at my table, such as anyone wanting to take the Alert feat. [/QUOTE]
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