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rules:messy-initiative-system [2017-05-04 09:53] sandrarules:messy-initiative-system [2018-04-25 05:19] sandra
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 ====== Messy Initiative System ====== ====== Messy Initiative System ======
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 +This system didn't work and this page is here for historical reasons only. And/or we should delete it. [[http://story-games.com/forums/discussion/21615/5e-tapping-to-keep-track-of-action-econ/p1|Here's a link to what I do now.]]
  
 This is nerdy and not something any player needs to understand. It's provided here for the Spikes & Mels only. If that's not you, just don't worry about this text, the turn will flow to you normally. This is nerdy and not something any player needs to understand. It's provided here for the Spikes & Mels only. If that's not you, just don't worry about this text, the turn will flow to you normally.
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 ===== How this came about ===== ===== How this came about =====
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 This also means, in Kutulu, that there is no benefit to quickly shouting "I shoot first!" because they will only counter-attack you back and then you can't defend for the rest of the round. Because of that, there's no need to have an "Initiative score" which I've kept from 5e, but moved it to a tiebreaker. This also means, in Kutulu, that there is no benefit to quickly shouting "I shoot first!" because they will only counter-attack you back and then you can't defend for the rest of the round. Because of that, there's no need to have an "Initiative score" which I've kept from 5e, but moved it to a tiebreaker.
  
 +Obviously I like 5e:s action economy, where defense is always free, more. Kutulu's system makes sense for it, because it's about scholars who are looking for clues and sometimes make a mistake and stumble into a monster nest. In 5e, people know what the hell they are doing so they can defend themselves.
  
-Obviously I like 5e:s action economy, where defense is always free, more. Kutulu's system makes sense because it's about scholars who are looking for clues and sometimes make a mistake and stumble into a monster nest. They're not trained warriors.