Readiness in Hoard of the Dragon Queen?

Post/Author/DateTimePost
#1

Sigma77

Aug 17, 2014 17:17:54

I noticed it mentions, in Hoard of the Dragon Queen, readiness a few times. I remember this mechanic from the playtest, but I know it hasn't showed up in anything available to the public in the final version yet. Still, the adventures mentions or alluded to it (involving surprise) quite a few times.

 

Anything you guys can let me know about this to help me out?

#2

yrtalien

Aug 17, 2014 20:11:23

Sigma77 wrote:
#3

Plaguescarred1

Aug 17, 2014 20:40:38

Readiness had nothing to do with the Ready action. In the playtest, it was a level of readiness determined by the travel pace of an exploring group. If they didn't abandonned the concept, i presume it will be printed in the Dungeon Master Guide. 

 

TRAVEL PACE
Pace          Readiness DC   Max. Distance per Minute
Fast           15                          300 feet
Moderate 10                          200 feet
Slow            5                          100 feet

 

It could also served as DC to determine surprise of two group encountering based on alertness.

 

Alertness   Readiness DC
Low             15
Normal       10
High              5