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Title: Improving initiative
Post by: capitano666 on April 15, 2015, 03:34:06 AM

Hello everyone, is there any optional rule to improve a character's initiative roll in RMC? I couldn't find any on the manuals but I could have missed it.

Thanks

Title: Re: Improving initiative
Post by: Hurin on April 15, 2015, 11:27:20 AM

Do you mean in addition to the stat bonus?

Title: Re: Improving initiative
Post by: yammahoper on April 15, 2015, 02:34:21 PM

A bonus of +X to init in exchange for a -X to OB always works well for me.  In my RMSS game, it is a +1 to init for every -5 to OB.  I demand mods to init be declared in declaration phase.

Title: Re: Improving initiative
Post by: HawksNut on April 16, 2015, 01:01:21 PM

Quote from: yammahoper on April 15, 2015, 02:34:21 PM

A bonus of +X to init in exchange for a -X to OB always works well for me.  In my RMSS game, it is a +1 to init for every -5 to OB.  I demand mods to init be declared in declaration phase.

I like this idea. I might use +1 for every -10 though. A couple of the fighters in our group have enough OB that this would still be a trade off they would consider.

Title: Re: Improving initiative
Post by: Hurin on April 17, 2015, 11:55:39 AM

Quote from: yammahoper on April 15, 2015, 02:34:21 PM

A bonus of +X to init in exchange for a -X to OB always works well for me.  In my RMSS game, it is a +1 to init for every -5 to OB.  I demand mods to init be declared in declaration phase.

Brilliant idea!

Title: Re: Improving initiative
Post by: Marrethiel on April 21, 2015, 06:48:57 AM

You could use the General Bonus in the alchemy lists to make a +X ring of initiative.