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Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Starshadow on March 22, 2004, 07:48:38 AM
Hi there.

A question about initiative that came up during this weekends session:

One character had less reflex than his opponent in a red-red situation, and decided to buy initiative.
On the foolowing check it was a draw.

Will the opponent still attack first, or will it be a simultaneous attack?
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Tash on March 22, 2004, 05:05:02 PM
Its a simaltaneous attack that probably skewers both characters.
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Jake Norwood on March 23, 2004, 01:57:00 AM
Don't forget, though, as a general rule (see Book One), draws are first resolved with a WP roll. If that ties, *then* it's really a draw.

Jake
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Starshadow on March 23, 2004, 04:12:02 AM
When in red-red situations, we usually let the one with the highest reflex strike first. If equal reflex, we roll REF/(ATN current weapon). More successes, you strike first. Then comes buying initiative.

If equal successes on buying initiative, you're saying that we shall roll WP? Hmmm...

Sounds good to me. :)
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Overdrive on March 23, 2004, 08:45:45 AM
I think you have to win the buying initiative contest to get the initiative.. So the WP roll might not come into play at all. But of course I'm not Jake :)

As another question, can you try buying initiative in a red/red situation, when the reflex contest has tied, and the WP contest has also tied? If yes, who has that option? I imagine both combatants would want to do that, since if you get the initiative, you're much more likely not to get killed.

Somebody should gather all these little bits of information from the forum and put them in one place. :)
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: bergh on March 23, 2004, 04:09:33 PM
my question i have is, if an opponent buy's the initiative and win the contest, can i then buy it back again, in a new Buy initiative?

hope you understand my question.
ie. can you in turn buy the initiative from each other until one runs out of CP's?
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Overdrive on March 24, 2004, 06:29:10 AM
Quote from: berghmy question i have is, if an opponent buy's the initiative and win the contest, can i then buy it back again, in a new Buy initiative?

Jake has confirmed this here on the forum. Makes things alot more interesting, and for the attacker, slightly safer.
Title: Buying initiative
Post by: Edge on March 25, 2004, 12:04:16 AM
yeah i have been playing it that basically you can buy initiative as long as you have CP left to act with