Altering the Initiative Order

[Figleaf23]

Something funny just occured to me. The way the rules are structured, a high-Speed character taken by surprise still 'moves' before slower ambushers.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

Something funny just occured to me. The way the rules are structured, a high-Speed character taken by surprise is still 'moves' before slower ambushers.

He gets to roll to recover from stun first, but even if he succeeds he doesn't get to act until his next turn.

[Figleaf23]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

He gets to roll to recover from stun first, but even if he succeeds he doesn't get to act until his next turn.

Yes, but each round that he's stunned, he's not just Doing Nothing, he's Doing Nothing first.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

Yes, but each round that he's stunned, he's not just Doing Nothing, he's Doing Nothing first.

Good on him.

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

What ever happened to Zed's attack on turn 1? Waits don't cancel the maneuver they interrupt.

Okay, I see what's going on now. I was interpreting the Wait as "I will attack immediately after him" but I see where he said "I will attack him first."

I still had changing the initiative order in my head.

[Lord Carnifex]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

Yes, but each round that he's stunned, he's not just Doing Nothing, he's Doing Nothing first.

The mentally stunned army. We do more nothing before 10:00 AM than most people do all day.

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Lord Carnifex

The mentally stunned army. We do more nothing before 10:00 AM than most people do all day.

Wait, wouldn't that be "than most people don't do all day" ?

[Lord Carnifex]

Only if you're playing a house ruled version of GURPS where charavters can't actively Do Nothing :)

Of course, worrying about it leads us down murky existential philosophical paths with questions like "Can a person do nothing, or do they merely not do anything?"

Help me Jean-Paul Sartre. You're my only hope!

[Figleaf23]

Fortunately, we are able to extrapolate that, in GURPS at least, it takes exactly 1 second to get Nothing Done.

[Ze'Manel Cunha]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

Fortunately, we are able to extrapolate that, in GURPS at least, it takes exactly 1 second to get Nothing Done.

Yes, 1 second turns are great for that, they allow you to get Nothing Done in ten times the detail and intensity of a 10 second turn.