Commissioned by Rellek.
Raven Initiative is a alternative initiative system for DnD 5e.
- Instead of rolling
1d20 + DEX mod
for initiative, different dice are rolled based on the action chosen at the beginning of the round. - Lower initiative results go first in the round, with ties won by higher DEX score.
- The chosen action for the round can be changed mid-round, but a new inititiave die must be rolled and added to the previous initiative total.
- Initiative is re-rolled every round.
In addition to implementing the above rule changes, this module adds features to streamline the Raven Initiative system in FoundryVTT:
- NPCs have default actions (unique to each token) which can be rolled with single button click.
- GM users have access to a Initiative Info Panel to observe all NPCs, their current action, and their default action.
- Initiative Upgrade/Downgrade features can be customized and added to actors to impose upgraded or downgraded initiative dice.
- Player users have new combatant context menu items to better control their characters.
- Changing actions can also be done by clicking a combatant's initiative number in the combat tracker.