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A Much Better Initiative System for DnD 5e


A Much Better Initiative System for DnD 5e - YouTube

Dungeons and Dragons 5e Dungeon Masters rejoice! Behold an entire new initiative system for your #DnD5e games that fixes SO many of the ...

Alternative initiative system? : r/DMAcademy - Reddit

One of my favourite games, Lancer, does initiative in a different, very intuitive way: A player character always goes first, the players decide ...

A variant initiative that worked great - D&D 5E - EN World

We got through 6 encounters (plus roleplaying, exploring, etc.) in a 5 hour session. First, choose an "initiative DC" for the combat. I went ...

BEST Initiative System for DC20 and D&D 5e - YouTube

Sounds exactly like how in Pathfinder 2E when the PCs have an Exploration activity the DM can have the PCs roll for initiative using ...

4 Ways to Improve Initiative in D&D 5E - PhD20

This reduces the rolling and simplifies the sorting. Each side can decide the order of its' combatants. This a great method for groups that want ...

Is D&D the best system for initiative? - Min/Max Boards

One of the things I have had in my head for a while is using an action-based initiative system where players seem to act more during other ...

Initiative Alternative: Side-Based Combat - dreaming dragonslayer

Come on, people! Fight! Fight! Fight! DnD 5e's ordered initiative can be improved. Like, a lot. Step-by-step going through the ...

Take Initiative: 3 Great Alternatives to Initiative in D&D - YouTube

... MUCH better! (Happy New Year, btw) ... BUT today, I talk about the initiative system and how, in Dungeons ... Top 5 Adventure Books in D&D 5e.

Dynamic Initiative System - GM Binder

All game systems are abtractions of reality. This is especially true when it comes to translating the chaos of battle. A typical combat encounter is a ...

My Homebrew RPG Initiative System - The DM Lair

The next drawback is that some players build their characters for high initiative. This system doesn't let them take advantage of that so much.

Alternative initiative systems: 'Split-side' and 'guerrilla' initiative

To recap, the default 5e initiative system is a "individual + contested" initiative, in which everyone rolls, contested by everyone else, and ...

D&D5e Initiative System | D&D Combat and Condition Tracker

This Dungeons & Dragons 5E Initiative System ... much easier to track combat and conditions. It is so well thought through and really improved our games :).

So how do we feel about Side Initiative? - Dragonsfoot

Group in initiative is the fastest initiative system I've ever used. Nothing breaks the excitement of a combat or is more boring than waiting ...

Initiative System Idea: Good or Bad? - RPGnet Forums

Essentially, I want to do away with the 'batting order' or slot-based initiative that is currently used in 5e D&D (and many other game systems ...

How to increase Initiative 5e - Quora

Initiative in Dungeons and Dragons 5e is determined by a roll of a d20+your Dex modifier. The Dex modifier is halved for those not proficient in ...

Thoughts on Initiative Rules in RPGs | RPG PUB

With more time, a few more initiative systems come to mind... 7. Mythras: All participants roll 1d10 plus their Initiative Bonus (Average of Dex ...

Roll for Initiative… or Don't – Alternative Approaches to Initiative

In the 5e DMG one of the initiative alternatives suggested is using a initiative score. It's simple, rather than rolling for initiative, PCs act ...

A Better Way to Handle Initiative in Your RPG - Lex Starwalker

Get a pack of index cards. · Create an index card for each player character. · You'll also want an index card for each NPC that is traveling with ...

Best INITIATIVE Method for D&D COMBAT - YouTube

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Initiative Variants - Dungeon Master's Workshop

A pillar of combat since the first edition of AD&D, initiative is the system by which we attempt to order the chaos of combat. It allows for ...