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<blockquote data-quote="smbakeresq" data-source="post: 7555207" data-attributes="member: 28301"><p>Read the system again. You have to choose all your actions first and then roll all the dice and then do everything all at once when your turn comes, but in any order you want. If you don’t plan ahead, which takes time as reflected in your dice rolls, then you wasted your turn. Rarely do you want to risk not having a move available. In a fixed initiative system you have more information so a more fixed plan. </p><p></p><p>It’s good in that the more you want to accomplish the later you go in general. Warlocks and archers who want to just sit there and blast away end up going real fast. But then sneaky rogues will be rolling 3 dice, probably going after the archers, this “timing” the move after the archers fired.</p><p></p><p>Run a few test encounters and you will get a quick feel for it. </p><p></p><p>I do like how having a high Dex score doesn’t mean you get the jump on most for your career, having fast twitch muscle shouldn’t mean you are a tactical genius. This now has to come from the actual player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smbakeresq, post: 7555207, member: 28301"] Read the system again. You have to choose all your actions first and then roll all the dice and then do everything all at once when your turn comes, but in any order you want. If you don’t plan ahead, which takes time as reflected in your dice rolls, then you wasted your turn. Rarely do you want to risk not having a move available. In a fixed initiative system you have more information so a more fixed plan. It’s good in that the more you want to accomplish the later you go in general. Warlocks and archers who want to just sit there and blast away end up going real fast. But then sneaky rogues will be rolling 3 dice, probably going after the archers, this “timing” the move after the archers fired. Run a few test encounters and you will get a quick feel for it. I do like how having a high Dex score doesn’t mean you get the jump on most for your career, having fast twitch muscle shouldn’t mean you are a tactical genius. This now has to come from the actual player. [/QUOTE]
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