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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silverglass" data-source="post: 1383430" data-attributes="member: 14071">What you are missing is that everything happens at the same time in combat, as a method of adjudicating things without taking 10 times as long we resolve the actions at certain points (Star Fleet Battles anyone?).If the Assasin declares combat by saying "I do x" then you roll initiative. If the Assasin wins they were quick enough to get their licks in before the guards are fully ready to respond, if the Assasin loses the initiative then they start the hostile act but the guards blows get in first. Its not the Assasin going first and everyone waiting until they have finished and then acting.Cinematically the Assasin starts drawing his dagger (which kicks off the combat round) and the guard are either slow enough that the Assasins attacks go in first or they are fast enough to get a blow or two in before the Assasin strikes. So the report would be "He went for his dagger and we had to kill him".</blockquote>