Re: Who is starting the fight?

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:26:11 -0800


> >> Roderick: Is there any official ruling on the use of AP totals to
> >determine
> >> initiative in two-participant extended contests? (This was going to be
on
> >> my FAQ suggestion list anyway.)

> I already agreed with this. I was asking about the type of combat where
two
> forces rush together into battle. If the two forces are two people, I
would
> use the highest initial AP to determine who initiates the first exchange.
I
> would rather do this than roll for initiative and I am wondering if there
> is any support in the Hero Wars rules for this (that's why I mentioned the
> high-AP-goes-first in group extended contests). (I like to cut down on
> excess rolls.)

Ah, sorry, misunderstood the question.
No, there is no rule about mutually-started contests, so "High-AP-goes-first" is certainly as valid as anything else, if there really is no clear iniator to the contest.

Roderick

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