Prior Planning in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
TIER FOUR FEATURE: Prior Planning
- AXP: 9100
- Pre-Requisites: At least one of the following; Research Weakness: Beasts and Plants, Research Weakness: Monsters, Research Weakness: Disease and the Undead, Research Weakness: Humans and Androids, Research Weakness: Aliens or access granted by the Tactician feature
- Grants Access To: None
Prior to an encounter the Smart hero can develop a plan of action to handle the situation. Using this talent requires preparation; a Smart hero can’t use this talent when surprised or otherwise unprepared for a particular situation. Creating a plan requires 1 minute.
After creating the plan the Smart hero makes an Intelligence check (DC 8) with a bonus equal to his or her tier. The result of the check provides the Smart hero and allies with a circumstance bonus. A Smart hero can’t take 10 or 20 when making this check.
Prior Planning Check
| Check Result | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 8 or lower | +0 (check failed) |
| 9-12 | +1 |
| 13–16 | +2 |
| 17–22 | +3 |
| 22 or higher | +4 |
This bonus can be applied to all skill checks and attack rolls made by the Smart hero and his or her allies, but the bonus only lasts for the first 3 rounds after making the plan. After that time, reduce the bonus by 1 point (to a minimum of +0) for every additional round the situation continues, as the vagaries of circumstance begin to unravel even the best-laid plans.
Additionally, the Smart Hero and his or her allies gain advantage the next time they roll for initiative and any suprise attacks made during the first round deal an additional damage die.
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