[D&D] Hot elves, morality, and the missing initiative roll

[Jasper Flick]

"Players roll all the dice" is a very valid and easy houserule for D&D. It's not too uncommon to see it used in the 3rd version and up. I definitely prefer it for large skirmishes, though I like still like to roll the damage as GM.
(WotC even has a version in one of their books for 3e, but got the math wrong.)