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--- rules:conversational-initiative-system [2018-07-04 11:44] – created sandra
+++ rules:conversational-initiative-system [2018-11-13 11:45] – sandra
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 ====== Conversational initiative ======
+Instead of rolling for initiative and sticking to a turn order, play just flows as part of the normal conversation, just like when you're exploring the jungle or talking to an innkeep. It's not a special "combat mode", you could be talking and then shoot someone and then look inside a chest and then hit someone and then talk some more. It's seamless.
-//(This is the way we've been playing for this campaign, I think it has worked OK so I'm writing it up.)//
+===== I didn't get to go =====
+Don't worry about missing your turn!
-Instead of rolling for initiative and sticking to a turn order, play just flows as part of the normal conversation, just like when you're exploring the jungle or talking to an innkeep. It's not a special "combat mode", you could be talking and then shoot someone and then look inside a chest and then hit someone and then talk some more. It's seamless.
-Normally the side that is under attack is the side can make their attack actions first, and deal damage first, unless there's an ambush, or violence is unexpected.
+I'm supposed to keep track of actions with cards so that everyone gets the same amount of actions, even if it's sometimes out of order.
-I'll keep track of actions so that everyone gets the same amount of actions.
+===== But me and the skeleton want to hit each other at the same time =====
+See [[https://dnd.idiomdrottning.org/rules/targets-and-ranges-in-fights#first-strike|the "First Strike" rules, here]].