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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6683814" data-attributes="member: 6787503">Right. I understand the situation. They are able to take reactions before they are attacked. However, the first time they will take reactions is on the turns of their attackers, ie in response to an attack, so it's really not an issue of actually reacting to something that hasn't happened yet. Before they are attacked, they don't know there is anyone to fight. They are surprised, so they "lose" their turns. The effect is that their attackers get to act first in the first round. Even though they have the higher initiative, they "lose out" on using their high initiative in the first round. Because they roll high on initiative, however, they have quicker responses than their attackers, and by the time the attack falls on them, they have shaken off their surprise and can react normally.</blockquote>