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Am I Missing Something?
So, I set about making up my first couple NPCs for the campaign I'm starting in a few months, and I suddenly realized that there didn't seem to be any reason for NPCs to have an Initiative score. They act at pre-programmed parts of the round, based on their type (which I love), so... why would they need to roll initiative?
I checked the sample NPCs in the book, and they all have Initiative stats. What am I missing?
- Pit Fighter
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Re: Am I Missing Something?
Even if NPCs have their own category for priority rolls/initiative, you might still need to determine the order they go within their set category. Friendly NPCs acting with the players as opposed those opposed to them for example.
- roryb
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Re: Am I Missing Something?
Keep in mind that an NPC’s initiative and mind attribute probably should count as negative modifier’s to a PC’s roll.
- Sigulf
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Re: Am I Missing Something?
StMichael wrote:
there didn't seem to be any reason for NPCs to have an Initiative score.
From the BoL Mythic rulebook, page 64:
Priority Roll Modifiers
If a tough or a villain has an initiative score, take the highest such score of those involved and subtract this from the Heroes’ Priority Rolls. If no initiative is listed, treat as zero.