RickGriffin
2010-08-07, 02:24 PM
On the first round of combat, as long as you have not been surprised, you may choose to move to the front of the initiative order by cutting your first turn in half and make either a move action and a swift action or a standard action and a swift action. This can only be done on the first round of combat.
In cases where multiple people take this option, the standard action always has priority; otherwise everyone in the first half-round moves in their initiative order (going standard action in order, then move action in order, then everyone who did not take this option in order). Combat then proceeds in this order.
I thought that this would mitigate the swordsman-vs-machine gunner problem without resorting to an FFT-like CT counter. (it's the problem where they notice each other at the same time but the swordsman has more dexterity and then moves and kills the machine gunner before any bullets are fired) I know this would give a huge advantage to ranged attacks and anyone who can engage where others can't.
In cases where multiple people take this option, the standard action always has priority; otherwise everyone in the first half-round moves in their initiative order (going standard action in order, then move action in order, then everyone who did not take this option in order). Combat then proceeds in this order.
I thought that this would mitigate the swordsman-vs-machine gunner problem without resorting to an FFT-like CT counter. (it's the problem where they notice each other at the same time but the swordsman has more dexterity and then moves and kills the machine gunner before any bullets are fired) I know this would give a huge advantage to ranged attacks and anyone who can engage where others can't.