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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8703918" data-attributes="member: 29398">I could very easily see this becoming a roll-initiative situation!&nbsp; Consider the following - and I've seen similar sequences played for real at my table many a time, though never in my memory specifically involving a songbird:DM: &quot;There's a songbird about 30 feet from you; it chirps merrily a few times, then flies away.&quot;Rogue One: IC pulls out bow and arrow, takes aim OOC &quot;I need some target practice and Grog always needs a snack - I'll shoot it down.&quot;Druiddon: IC notices what Rogue One is doing &quot;No way are you shooting that bird!&quot;&nbsp; OOC: &quot;I try to stop him from shooting by grabbing his bow.&quot;Grog: IC &quot;Grog like birdie.&nbsp; With salt, and ale.&quot;&nbsp; OOC: &quot;I block the Druid's attempt to interrupt the shot.&quot;Magelet: IC &quot;Sigh - here we go again.&nbsp; I'll keep watch on the countryside while you guys argue about a bird.&quot; steps to a high rock nearbyDM: &quot;Looks like I need initiatives for everyone except Magelet, and I'll roll one for the poor little bird - hey, maybe it can get away fast enough that all this becomes moot.&quot;At which point we now have a combat involving 3 PCs and a fleeing songbird.&nbsp; That the PCs are opposing each other rather than the bird is irrelevant; it's still a combat, and whether there's any significant or lasting consequences won't and can't be known until it's been played through.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8703918, member: 29398"] I could very easily see this becoming a roll-initiative situation! Consider the following - and I've seen similar sequences played for real at my table many a time, though never in my memory specifically involving a songbird: DM: "There's a songbird about 30 feet from you; it chirps merrily a few times, then flies away." Rogue One: IC [I]pulls out bow and arrow, takes aim[/I] OOC "I need some target practice and Grog always needs a snack - I'll shoot it down." Druiddon: IC [I]notices what Rogue One is doing[/I] "No way are you shooting that bird!" OOC: "I try to stop him from shooting by grabbing his bow." Grog: IC "Grog like birdie. With salt, and ale." OOC: "I block the Druid's attempt to interrupt the shot." Magelet: IC "Sigh - here we go again. I'll keep watch on the countryside while you guys argue about a bird." [I]steps to a high rock nearby[/I] DM: "Looks like I need initiatives for everyone except Magelet, and I'll roll one for the poor little bird - hey, maybe it can get away fast enough that all this becomes moot." At which point we now have a combat involving 3 PCs and a fleeing songbird. That the PCs are opposing each other rather than the bird is irrelevant; it's still a combat, and whether there's any significant or lasting consequences won't and can't be known until it's been played through. [/QUOTE]

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