Rlyehable: Created page with "{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.13 Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a {{5e24|Dexterity}} {{5e24lc|Check}} that determines their place in the Initiative order. The {{5e24|GM}} rolls for {{5e24lc|Monster}}s. For a group of identical {{5e24lc|Creature}}s, the GM makes a single roll, so each member of the group has the same Initiative. '''Surprise.''' If a com..."

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Created page with "<includeonly><ref name="srd52.13">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.13</ref> Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a {{5e24|Dexterity}} {{5e24lc|Check}} that determines their place in the Initiative order. The {{5e24|GM}} rolls for {{5e24lc|Monster}}s. For a group of identical {{5e24lc|Creature}}s, the GM makes a single roll, so each member of the group has the same Initiative. '''Surprise.''' If a com..."

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<includeonly><ref name="srd52.13">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.13</ref> Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant rolls Initiative; they make a {{5e24|Dexterity}} {{5e24lc|Check}} that determines their place in the Initiative order. The {{5e24|GM}} rolls for {{5e24lc|Monster}}s. For a group of identical {{5e24lc|Creature}}s, the GM makes a single roll, so each member of the group has the same Initiative.

'''Surprise.''' If a combatant is surprised by combat starting, that combatant has {{5e24|Disadvantage}} on their Initiative roll. For example, if an ambusher starts combat while {{5e24lc|hidden}} from a foe who is unaware that {{5e24lc|Combat}} is starting, that foe is surprised.

'''Initiative Order.''' A combatant’s check total is called their {{anchor|Initiative count}}, or Initiative for short. The GM ranks the combatants, from highest to lowest Initiative. This is the order in which they act during each {{5e24lc|Round}}. The Initiative order remains the same from round to round.

'''Ties.''' If a tie occurs, the GM decides the order among tied monsters, and the players decide the order among tied {{5e24lc|Character}}s. The GM decides the order if the tie is between a monster and a {{5e24lc|Player Character}}.</includeonly><noinclude>[[Category:SRD 5.2]]Inclusion page for initiative in combat</noinclude>

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