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Nov 6, 2011 -- 2:09PM, Rezby wrote:

Thanks. Just to clarify, Surprised means you have yet to take any actions in a combat?

Surprised means you do not get to act during a Suprise Round. If there's no surprise round, you're not surprised. During a surprise round, if you're not surprised you get to take one action, if you are surprised you don't get to take any actions.

The reason I ask is because yesterday, during the game, my party was talking with the enemy before the fight began and it was pretty clear there was going to be a fight and there was a minute long conversation or so which ended when the enemy literally said 'enough talking, now you die.' and we rolled initative. I rolled 2 and went last. I got attacked before my turn (though I had already drawn my weapon before the conversation), but the DM said I couldn't use it.

If your weapon was drawn during a conversation with an enemy you are about to fight with, saying you are suprised is pretty much Shenanigans. Talk to your DM, out of game, about how he's going to have the power work, and make sure you understand and like the explanation he gives.

Anything beyond that moves this issue to "What's a player to do?" territory, and we'd be happy to give you more elaborate information down there, but I'd rather not clog this thread up with that.

Thanks for the clarification, guys.

How does Initiative work in Lair Assault: FotDT?

The encounter says "When the characters first encounter a creature or trap, roll initiative for it, unless that type of creature or trap is already on the initiative list." How does adding a new creature to the initiative list work? If the players encounter a creature at the start of a round, and it rolls higher than the player who opened the door, does it have to wait until the start of the next round to act? Likewise, if the players encounter a creature at the end of a round, and it rolls worse than the player who just acted, does it get to act immediately?

Nov 7, 2011 -- 12:35AM, ankiyavon wrote:

Nov 7, 2011 -- 12:15AM, IxidorRS wrote:

With D&D Fortune Cards, how does the timing work? Interrupt or reaction?

Depends on the card.  Every card should say what action type using it requires.

If it's a triggered free action, then it functions as a reaction unless it needs to be an interrupt to work.  Other than that case, just reading the action type listed on the card should be enough.  If no action type is listed (like Careful Aim or Phantom Ally), then it is not an action (or No Action), and just works instantly in whatever manner of timing is required for it to work in the fashion described on the card.

For example: Firbolg's Fury - Play when a critical hit is scored agaisnt you or an ally. That character makes a basic attack as a free action.

This would be a reaction, then?

Condition stacking:

I have a target Grabbed.  The target is then hit with another power that causes Immobilized until the end of the attacker's next turn.

On its next turn, the Grabbed creature succeeds in an escape attempt.  Can it shift, or is it still immobilized?

I'm thinking it's still immobilized.