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Thinking Initiative

 OK, initiative bogs things down.  My system below is too complicated as is, but it is a starting point to revisit later.

The just: Everyone has an initiative number that is calculated.  Then weapon and situational mods are added.

  • Base initiative is your Dex mod.
  • Medium armor subtracts 1
  • Heavy armor subtracts 2
  • Fighter types add 1 per 4 levels
  • Rogue types as 1 per 5 levels
  • Scholar types add 1 per 10 levels
There would be some feats that add to the above.
If you are surprised a big minus for the first round would apply.

Anyway, you come up with a number.  That doesn't change.  Monsters and foes have a number.  That doesn't change.  You do in the order of highest to lowest.

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