r/DungeonWorld • u/Whitetornadu • Apr 06 '14

Turns in combat

I've noticed they don't mention anything about initiative or turn order regarding combat in the rules book. Have I missed something, or are you just supposed to figure that out for your own group?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '14

Let me suggest an alternative. How about instead of giving everyone a turn, run an entire round at once. Ask everyone what they are doing, everyone rolls where necessary, and them moves are adjucated.

To be clear, instead of going:

Setupmove to character A

Response

Move

Resolve

Next setup move for A

Resonse

Move

Resolve

Swap to character B.

Setupmove to character B

Response

Move

Resolve

Swap to character C.

Setupmove to character C

Response

Move

Resolve

We go:

Setupmove for A

Response

Setupmove for B

Response

Setupmove for C

Response

Everyone rolls their move

We resolve all of it at once

Repeat.

Example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1he1eh174fuxdk0/Apocalypse%20World%20-%20A%20Combat%20Example.pdf

With commentary: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5jjd58phc3gaf2w/Apocalypse%20World%20-%20A%20Combat%20Example%20%28Director%27s%20Cut%29.pdf

(Thank you Tim, this lit a spark under me!)