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Originally Posted by Kalminos
Partial surprise does involve initiative rolls, though, doesn't it?
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The way I interpret that section is that a situation that calls for an initiative roll
can result in partial surprise for one side. After all, if there is a tie on the roll, the book says 'nobody was taken by surprise." The way it is written, partial surprise happens to an entire side of the conflict, not individuals. If one side loses, then there is partial surprise which results in mental stun for everyone on that side, without the 1d6 second freeze, and with the bonus of +1 to the roll for each additional second. So that's what happens to characters with combat reflexes if their side is totally surprised. Combat reflexes also gives a character +6 to the roll to recover from the mental stun.