The Problem
Not all ability scores are created equal, and nowhere is this more true than with Dexterity. The majority of skills rely on it, two defensive values (AC and Reflex saves) rely on it, and, most importantly for our purposes, so does initiative. Needless to say, initiative is a very important value on any character, as acting sooner in combat is very important to absolutely anyone. However, those who favour Dexterity get a significant advantage over those who don't. Practically, one's reactions in combat don't always depend on sheer speed or hand-eye co-ordination, but are also dependent on planning and observational abilities - which initiative should reflect.
Additionally to this, level does not get taken into account when it comes to initiative at all, which is a significant problem, as a 1st level rogue can potentially have a higher initiative bonus than a 20th level fighter, which is outrightly strange, given the experience in combat of the latter.
The Solution
When rolling for initiative, characters add one-half of their character level, rounding down, plus their choice of their Dexterity, Intelligence or Wisdom modifiers to the roll.
MisterSinister's Homebrew (321 Articles)
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Liber Demonica
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Abyssal Blackguard, Adept, Liber Demonica, Barbarian, Sublime, Battle Scholar, Blood Warlock, Fleshcrafter, Liber Demonica, In-Denial FATALite, Jedi, Possessed, Priest, Ravaged By Abaddon, Ravaged By Dagon, Ravaged By Demogorgon, Ravaged By Fraz-Urb'luu, Ravaged By Graz'zt, Ravaged By Malcanthet, Ravaged By Obox-ob, Ravaged By Orcus, Ravaged By Pale Night, Ravaged By Pazuzu, Shadow Magister, Shadow Theurgist, Stranger in the Night, Warlock, Abyssal, Warrior, Liber Demonica
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Abaddon's Hatred, Adamantine Body, Tome, Alchemical Mastery, Armour Training, Assassination Training, Attack on the Run, Baphomet's Stature, Bloodseeking Spell, Burst of Speed, Child of Night, Combat Expertise, MS Variant, Combat Reflexes, MS Variant, Dark Awareness, Darkest Shadow Devotee, Demogorgon's Insanity, Diabolic Disciple, Dodge, MS Variant, Exalted Spell Learning, Fraz-Urb'luu's Duality, Graft Flesh, Graz'zt's Shadows, Improved Combat Maneuver, Improved Feint, MS Variant, Improved Unarmed Strike, MS Variant, Infinite Lotus Disciple, Juiblex's Slime, Orcus' Affinity, Pale Night's Veil, Pazuzu's Freedom, Perfect Lotus, Precise Shot, MS Variant, Ruination of Malcanthet, Servant of the Obyrith, Shadow Focus, Solar Resistance, Tentacles of Dagon, Thrall to Demon, Two-Weapon Defense, MS Variant, Two-Weapon Fighting, MS Variant, Venom of Obox-ob, Vision of the Lotus, Weapon Focus, MS Variant, Yeenoghu's Victory
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Abaddon's Prowess, Abaddon's Radiance, Abyssal Counsel, Abyssal Gift, Acid, Acid Sheath, Air, Liber Demonica, Anarchy, Anonymous Function Call, Apocalypse From The Sky, Artifice of Demogorgon, Ashe's Mind Lance, Ashe's Spell Seizure, Ashe's Transformative Counterspell, Axiom of Choice, Axiom of Determinancy, Beherit's Arrow, Bounded Infinity, Brutal Eyes' Vengeance, Chaos, Collapse Eternity's End, Conquest, Continuum Hypothesis, Corrupt, Dagon's Blessing, Dagon's Icy Grip, Delirium of Demogorgon, Demise Unseen, Detect Alignment, Diabolic, Diagonal Argument Proof, Draining of Orcus, Drown, Eclipse, Elush's Elemental Extraction, Elush's Epiphyseal Erosion, Elush's Explosive Exsanguination, Elush's Eye-Blasting Explosion, Elush's Leaden Investiture, Elush's Limb Calcification, Eratosthenes' Sieve Defence, Erzebet's Skull Bomb, Erzebet's Soul-Flensing Ligature, Evil, Exclusion of Pale Night, Expurgation of Juiblex, Eyes of the Obyrith, Faith's Reactive Nest, Fist of Baphomet, Flaying Wind, Floating-Point Instability Process, Gaze of Orcus, Good, Graz'zt's Schemes, Hatred, Healing, Hijack Spell, Hijacking Dispel, Hyperbolic Asymptote, Incompleteness Theorem, Infinite Lotus, Insanity, Integer Understanding, Interval of Confidence, Invigoration, Irrational Number Inculcation, Ishara's Enticing Directive, Ishara's Fiery Ring, Ishara's Fiery Transfiguration, Itharius' Unerring Strike, Jealousy of the Abyss, Lamashtu's Lantern, Law, Lesharr's Entrapment, Lesser Miracle, Logic-Overriding Postulate, Lust, Lust's Immolation, Malcanthet's Beckoning, Malcanthet's Chains, Mass Drown, Mathematical Induction Principle, Natural Number Understanding, Nealan's Disturbing Image, Nealan's Erotic Gaze, Nealan's Erotic Touch, Nealan's Unbuckling, Nerameshu's Weather Possession, Norton's Bone-Freezing Explosion, Pain, Pale Night's Veil, Pazuzu Splits the Skies, Phantasmagorical Image, Quickness of Pazuzu, Rapture of Rupture, Real Number Understanding, Reality is but a Stream, Shadow, Shadow of Azzagrat, Shadows of the Mage-Lords... further results
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Babau Skin, Balor Blood, Bar-lgura Arm, Bayonet, Blunderbuss, MS Variant, Bomb, Chakram, Infinite Lotus, Demon Armour, Greater, Demon Armour, Lesser, Demon Heart, Demon Weapon, Least, Demon Weapon, Lesser, Demonic Essence, Greater, Demonic Essence, Least, Demonic Essence, Lesser, Demonic Essence, Moderate, Demonic Essence, Superior, Duskdagger, Eye of the Obyrith, Face of the Obyrith, Feet of the Nalfeshnee, Hellfire Gatling Cannon, Hellfire Jezzail, Hellfire Shot-Glaive, Hellfire Thrower, Hellfire Warpspitter, Jaw of the Abyss, Jezzail, Lightsaber, Standard, Maurezhi Tongue, Mobius Whip, Molydeus Snake, Para-Bow, Pistol, MS Variant, Sacrificial Sac, Swordplane, Third Eye of Damnation, Tri-Dagger, Vocal Cords of the Vrock
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| Variant Rules
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Ability Arrays, Better Full Attacks, Better Hit Points, Better Initiative, Condensed Skills, Cross-Discipline Maneuvers, Declaratory Initiative, Fixed Bonus Types, Masterwork Guns, More Stable Saves, New Level-Dependent Benefits, Revised Size, Simplified Items, Simplified Skills
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Abaddon, Celestial Chicken, Chicken, Dire Chicken, MS Variant, Fiendish Chicken, Graz'zt, Malcanthet, Shadow Demon, Young Lava Dragon
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