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Initiative Count 20

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#1
tubadancross
Sep 10, 2014 15:21:34
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon
takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects;
the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

What does "On initiative count 20: mean?

#2
Elothan
Sep 10, 2014 15:55:39
That the lair action has initiative 20. If I understood it correctly. As in the dragon has his own init for attacks and stuff, but the lair goes on 20.

#3
tubadancross
Sep 10, 2014 15:52:06
ah, thank you, that makes much more sense than what I had thought.

#4
Kallas
Sep 10, 2014 16:27:49
If there is a party of four taking on the dragon, everyone, including the dragon, rolls initiative. Those scores are ordered from highest to lowest for the initiative order in which characters act, so for example:

Player A rolls a total of 22

Player B rolls a total of 14

The dragon rolls a total of 13

Player C rolls a total of 8

Player D rolls a total of 4

Between Player A and Player B is where 'Initiative 20' exists, so after Player A takes their turn but before Player B acts, the dragon performs their lair action.

Hope that helps.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 tubadancross Sep 10, 2014 15:21:34	On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: What does "On initiative count 20: mean?
#2 Elothan Sep 10, 2014 15:55:39	That the lair action has initiative 20. If I understood it correctly. As in the dragon has his own init for attacks and stuff, but the lair goes on 20.
#3 tubadancross Sep 10, 2014 15:52:06	ah, thank you, that makes much more sense than what I had thought.
#4 Kallas Sep 10, 2014 16:27:49	If there is a party of four taking on the dragon, everyone, including the dragon, rolls initiative. Those scores are ordered from highest to lowest for the initiative order in which characters act, so for example: Player A rolls a total of 22 Player B rolls a total of 14 The dragon rolls a total of 13 Player C rolls a total of 8 Player D rolls a total of 4 Between Player A and Player B is where 'Initiative 20' exists, so after Player A takes their turn but before Player B acts, the dragon performs their lair action. Hope that helps.