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--- revised_initiative [2021/04/14 18:54] – dave
+++ revised_initiative [2021/04/19 11:10] (current) – dave
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   * Result of 2; that side is surprised for 2 rounds, does nothing.
   * If one side is invisible, hidden in shadows, moving silently out of direct vision or otherwise completely undetected, it automatically is not surprised, and the other side rolls 1d6, with 1-3 equals surprised for 1 round, 4-6 equals surprised for 2 rounds.
-  * Bugbears surprise modification is replaced with the Move Silently skill.  Satyrs cannot be surprised in the forest, and have the Move Silently skill in the forest.
+  * Bugbears surprise modification is replaced with the Move Silently skill.  Satyrs surprise ability is replaced with Hide in Forest skill.
 ===Initiative===
-At the beginning of each round, each side rolls 1d6, with the side with the higher roll gaining the initiative and acting first.  The winning side may choose to give up the initiative and let the other side go first, who in turn can refuse and then there must be a re-roll.  If the result is a tie, then each individual combatant will go in order of decreasing Dexterity Score.
+At the beginning of each round, each side rolls 1d6, with the side with the higher roll gaining the initiative and acting first.  The winning side may choose to give up the initiative and let the other side go first, who in turn can refuse and then there must be a re-roll.  If the result is a tie, then each individual combatant will go in order of decreasing Dexterity Score; the Judge may divide groups of enemies (especially large ones) assigning 1/3 of them a DEX order 3 points higher than indicated, and another 1/3 a DEX order 3 points lower than indicated.
   * Each combatant on the winning side moves and makes his attack in either order.