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Post turn once all players post.

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Post turn when the player with first initiative posts, then second, third, etc.

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Total Members Voted: 5

[PrivateNomad]

How would letting them roll themselves work?

[Rolepgeek]

Invisible Castle.

If you get suspicious, you can even check the rolls by searching what they name them. So long as they name them the same thing every time, or at least each type of roll is kept to it's own type, you can notice discrepancies, since it keeps a time stamp.

[Nerjin]

True. But I think that's a pretty terrible system for one reason aside from cheating. Time. It's usually a lot quicker if you make seven rolls than waiting for everyone to do a single roll.

Let's say you do it yourself and you're just awful at it. It takes you ten minutes to roll initiative. Hell, let's say you're doing it one handed and blindfolded so it takes you two hours.

If you have everyone roll initiative [Even with just five players let's say] you can get anywhere from hours to days depending. In one game I'm taking part in the "Roll Initiative" suggestion as given at 12:23 pm. The battle actually started at 04:21 the next day. By contrast if you do it the call to roll initiative is done for the players and combat can just get on with it.

I dunno. Just my thoughts.

[PrivateNomad]

What if I rolled initiative and the players rolled for everything else?

[Sirus]

Hmm...my suggestion is that players roll attack rolls, skill checks, saves, stuff like that, while you handle initiative and damage. And the enemies, of course. If you require the players to roll damage it would probably just slow the game down.

[Nerjin]

I don't honestly see why the players should be rolling anything. I see no benefit in it. Can someone explain what a Player rolling would accomplish that the DM rolling wouldn't?

[PrivateNomad]

I have one more slot open.

Tawarochir, Nerjin, or Rolegpeek?

[Nerjin]

I concede my spot to one of the others.

If I may ask though, why was I not accepted? Just kinda curious.

[PrivateNomad]

I concede my spot to one of the others.

If I may ask though, why was I not accepted? Just kinda curious.

Reasons I can't explain. I'll put all of you in the waitlist if you don't get accepted.

[Rolepgeek]

What if I rolled initiative and the players rolled for everything else?

This, I agree with. Players should roll damage alongside their attack rolls too; PrivateNomad just keeps track of it and whatnot.

[PrivateNomad]

What if I rolled initiative and the players rolled for everything else?

This, I agree with. Players should roll damage alongside their attack rolls too; PrivateNomad just keeps track of it and whatnot.

That'd be a good idea.

[Rolepgeek]

Well, it looks like you might be going for a low-magic campaign(we don't have an arcane and a divine caster in the main party, after all; paladins and rangers don't count, and artificers don't actually cast anything though they can fulfill a similar role), so you could go with Tawarochir if you wanted to keep with that going. If not, then...I dunno.

[PrivateNomad]

Well, it looks like you might be going for a low-magic campaign(we don't have an arcane and a divine caster in the main party, after all; paladins and rangers don't count, and artificers don't actually cast anything though they can fulfill a similar role), so you could go with Tawarochir if you wanted to keep with that going. If not, then...I dunno.

A sorcerer/wizard is needed, yes. If no one else wants in, then Nerjin can join.

[Nerjin]

I already conceded my spot and I stand by my decision.

[PrivateNomad]

I already conceded my spot and I stand by my decision.

What if the other two concede?