Initiative Alternative + Knave’s Encumbrance

The Hireling from Steve Jackson's Munchkin I've been dorking with Initiative Alternatives for a while now. The Angry GM also has a great post on encumbrance and what it's for. To summarize (Angry's words, not mine): You want encumbrance to make players choose what to leave behind and what to bring on an adventure.You want …

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Initiative Alternative: Side-Based Combat

Come on, people! Fight! Fight! Fight! DnD 5e's ordered initiative can be improved. Like, a lot. Step-by-step going through the order can slog things way down. And you know it. If your initiative system works now, fine and fine. I'm simply trying to help you run a better game. If your players are tired of …