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Initiative bonus?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:33 pm
by Northern Ranger
Just a question to satisfy my own curiosity. Do any of you ever use a house rule granting your players a bonus to their initiative? I personally never liked the thought of the speed attribute not giving any type of bonus, so I use it to determine an attribute bonus to initiative, using the same number as come from Physical Prowess (strike, parry and dodge bonus). I've always thought this made sense. What do you think?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:56 pm
by Scrud
what of character who have speeds in the 60 to 70 range or even higher
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:12 pm
by count zero
We added an Improved Initiative skill that adds +1 to Initiative every 3 levels.
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:56 pm
by Library Ogre
Personally, I have Speed give a Dodge bonus... if you're moving that fast naturally, you're harder to hit.
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:18 pm
by GreenGhost
I started a Perception Attribute for PF in '87- long before Palladium did their own Perception ability. Perception Attributes of 16 or higher gets a bonus to initiative. The Perception Attribute also gives the character what's called an Area Awareness percentage. This can be used to help the character to notice someone coming up on him, locating an item (penalties can be give by the GM depending on how difficult the item would be to find), etc.
It's not for everyone, but it's worked for me for about 20 years.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:34 am
by Library Ogre
duck-foot wrote:I believe if im not mistaken the old version of TMNT RPG gave init bonuses from the Spd attribute and one of the Rifters has an oppitional inititiave circumstance modifier when i get home ill tell you which one it is.
TMNT gave a dodge bonus.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:15 am
by Ronin Shinobi
Just use the natural PP bonus for additional Initinve bonuses.