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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6359446" data-attributes="member: 22779">Yeah, I see what you're saying, but, that's some pretty corner case examples there.&nbsp; And, in the case of two Legendary dragons, what difference would it really make?&nbsp; Since they are both getting the same number of LA's, the end result wouldn't change.&nbsp; Getting 1, 2, or 10 LA's won't matter since they both get the same number.&nbsp; All that would really change is the time it would take to roll out each round.Yes, there might be some wonkiness here and there, but, again, how often are these likely to come up?&nbsp; The example of two archers and a paladin dancing with a Legendary Dragon where the Dragon is getting extra shots at the paladin because of the archers is plausible, I guess, but, again, not terribly likely.&nbsp; Far more likely is having enough PC's up close and personal with the Dragon to justify the extra attacks, even if they might be triggered by someone farther back.--------------A couple more points though.&nbsp; One point that [MENTION=6775031]Saelorn[/MENTION] made in the other thread was that D&amp;D combat is simultaneous.&nbsp; This is flat out mistaken.&nbsp; D&amp;D combat has never been simultaneous.&nbsp; That's why you can kill stuff before it gets to attack you.&nbsp; You are presumed to be doing other stuff during the round, but, D&amp;D combat is sequential, not simultaneous.&nbsp; It's just that LA's let you make that &quot;other stuff&quot; matter and they chose to key it off of other character's turns.&nbsp; Sure, they could have just given the monster three or four initiative points.&nbsp; That would work too.&nbsp; But, you can think of it this way, the archer shoots the dragon causing it to lash out.&nbsp; It can't reach the archer, but, this tasty paladin is right here so get gets the shot.&nbsp; It's not terribly difficult to justify.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6359446, member: 22779"] Yeah, I see what you're saying, but, that's some pretty corner case examples there. And, in the case of two Legendary dragons, what difference would it really make? Since they are both getting the same number of LA's, the end result wouldn't change. Getting 1, 2, or 10 LA's won't matter since they both get the same number. All that would really change is the time it would take to roll out each round. Yes, there might be some wonkiness here and there, but, again, how often are these likely to come up? The example of two archers and a paladin dancing with a Legendary Dragon where the Dragon is getting extra shots at the paladin because of the archers is plausible, I guess, but, again, not terribly likely. Far more likely is having enough PC's up close and personal with the Dragon to justify the extra attacks, even if they might be triggered by someone farther back. -------------- A couple more points though. One point that [MENTION=6775031]Saelorn[/MENTION] made in the other thread was that D&D combat is simultaneous. This is flat out mistaken. D&D combat has never been simultaneous. That's why you can kill stuff before it gets to attack you. You are presumed to be doing other stuff during the round, but, D&D combat is sequential, not simultaneous. It's just that LA's let you make that "other stuff" matter and they chose to key it off of other character's turns. Sure, they could have just given the monster three or four initiative points. That would work too. But, you can think of it this way, the archer shoots the dragon causing it to lash out. It can't reach the archer, but, this tasty paladin is right here so get gets the shot. It's not terribly difficult to justify. [/QUOTE]

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