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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6677716" data-attributes="member: 92305">I would roll before the attack.&nbsp; That's what initiative is for, in my estimation--to see how fast combatants react.Two people are sitting at a bar.&nbsp; They start to have words.&nbsp; One hauls off and swings at the other.&nbsp; Roll nish just before the attack is made.&nbsp; If the target fails, then he didn't see it coming.&nbsp; He couldn't react in time.&nbsp; If the target makes the nish roll, then he's up on things.&nbsp; A twitch of the other guy's shoulder, and the intended target moves like lightning and swings first.&nbsp; Or, maybe he gets up from the chair and walks to a table.For the guy that was going to hit, he can still move to the table and then take the swing, if he wants.&nbsp; But, it's on his turn.With a dragon, of course, the thing can fly and move a long distance.&nbsp; If the assassin wasn't stealthy, then roll nish before the assassin's attack.&nbsp; If the dragon wins and decides to move, too bad for the assassin.&nbsp; If the dragon didn't know about the assassin (the assassin was stealthy), then the assassin attacks in a Surprise round.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6677716, member: 92305"] I would roll before the attack. That's what initiative is for, in my estimation--to see how fast combatants react. Two people are sitting at a bar. They start to have words. One hauls off and swings at the other. Roll nish just before the attack is made. If the target fails, then he didn't see it coming. He couldn't react in time. If the target makes the nish roll, then he's up on things. A twitch of the other guy's shoulder, and the intended target moves like lightning and swings first. Or, maybe he gets up from the chair and walks to a table. For the guy that was going to hit, he can still move to the table and then take the swing, if he wants. But, it's on his turn. With a dragon, of course, the thing can fly and move a long distance. If the assassin wasn't stealthy, then roll nish before the assassin's attack. If the dragon wins and decides to move, too bad for the assassin. If the dragon didn't know about the assassin (the assassin was stealthy), then the assassin attacks in a Surprise round. [/QUOTE]

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