Editing Landsoftheblacksea:Main Page/house rules (section)

== Initiative ==
We'll use the Group Initiative Roll w/ Individual Modifiers system for Initiative:
Both sides roll 1d10 initiative
Each individual (character or NPC or Monster) has their group's number modified based on their individual actions - if a character is using a weapon, the weapon speed for it added to the group roll for that character; if casting a spell, the casting time is added to the group roll for the spellcaster.
After all modifiers are made, the resulting numbers are listed lowest to highest, and that is the order of the actions for the round.

'''Example:'''
Initiative Roll: Party = 9; creatures (size M, with natural weapons) = 4

Modifiers/Order:
# Creatures = 4 + 3 (size M init modifier) + 0 (natural attacks) = 7
# Markel = 9 + 2 (dagger) = 11; Darithe = 9 + 2 (dagger, 1st hand attack) = 11
# Fariya = 9 + 5 (scimitar) = 14, Markel = 9 + 5 (longsword, 2nd hand attack) = 14
# Violet = 9 + 6 (spear) = 15

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 == Critical Hits ==

* I have a critical hit table/fumble table (not sure of copyright, so you'll just have to trust me) based on a 1 - 100 scale.
* Higher numbers are more impact both in terms of criticals (more damage or other impacts) and fumbles (worse outcome for fumbler and/or their team).
* A Natural 1 always misses; a natural 20 always hits (exception is creature only hit by magical or silver or whatever and you are not using that). Both also trigger a roll for a critical or fumble.
* If there are "to hit" bonuses or penalties that would have modified the to hit roll (e.g., Violet's +1 STR and +1 Champion bonuses), they become bonuses or penalties to the % roll for the critical or fumble.
** So Violet rolls a natural 20, so her +2 to hit becomes (+2/20 =) +10% to the critical table - that's good. If she rolled a 1, that would be a -10% to the fumble table (also good, makes fumble have less impact).
** Likewise, if someone was -1 to hit with a weapon and rolls a 20, they will get a -5% to the critical table (bad); if they roll a 1, they will get a +5% to the fumble table (bad). Numbers never go below 01 or above 100 regardless of these modifiers.
* For damage multipliers (2X, 3X is the upper limit) - should be interpreted as 3X number of damage dice; any damage modifiers (STR bonus, Violet's Champion bonus) should be added to this number. 

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