Steve Jackson Games Forums - View Single Post - Should Waiting permanently change your place in the turn sequence?

Stormcrow · 08-15-2022, 07:06 AM

You'll have to explain why you'd want to change the turn sequence. It's not for realism: the turn sequence itself is not realistic anyway. It's not to penalize hesitation: the person Waiting isn't hesitating, and going later in the sequence isn't really a penalty, as it's all just one big circle anyway.

You have your position in the turn sequence because of the speed of your reflexes at the start of combat. Waiting doesn't alter your reflex speed, and once you're past the first turn everyone goes before or after everyone else, depending on where in the cycle you look.

08-15-2022, 07:06 AM	#4
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Re: Should Waiting permanently change your place in the turn sequence? You'll have to explain why you'd want to change the turn sequence. It's not for realism: the turn sequence itself is not realistic anyway. It's not to penalize hesitation: the person Waiting isn't hesitating, and going later in the sequence isn't really a penalty, as it's all just one big circle anyway. You have your position in the turn sequence because of the speed of your reflexes at the start of combat. Waiting doesn't alter your reflex speed, and once you're past the first turn everyone goes before or after everyone else, depending on where in the cycle you look.