I track XP behind the scenes just to see where the party is vs. levelup.

In my high-level current game, they get to level up if they take out an enemy temple (primary campaign objective), or if they complete 2 dungeons or other major accomplishments.

Quote Originally Posted by Keravath View Post
In circumstances where initiative is called for due to the specific actions of one character then I will usually advance the initiative counter so that they go first.

Examples:
- If the paladin is opening the door then the paladin should take the first action even if they did not roll the highest.
- if in a social situation and a character wants to take an action that could start combat or anything else that should be resolved in order then roll initiative and start with the person taking the specific action that caused the situation
This is what I've been doing also.