Combat - Free Action
I think each character should be able to get one free action every combat round, useable on any characters turn. Smokey can overrule it, but if say Simon is at the top of the initiative and Illia is at the bottom, without blowing my initiative spot, i should be able to whisper or motion, Illia come over here and shoot that guy.
What other things besides talking are you thinking could be a free action. I do believe alittle talking should be done as a free action. But I dont think we need a free action to do it. So im wondering if there is something else that you think should be a free action.
for example, when we rescued Elanda....Simon was at the bottom of the ladder in an initiative that was where i needed merric and elanda to interrupt and move up the ladder in front of me. I thought i should be able to say "Quickly go" hopefully encouraging them to interrupt and move....but i was not able, so i had to do something else on my turn and wait a turn to go up....i could have just went up the ladder in front of merric and elanda but that would have been out of character for simon.
right now you arent allowed to speak in combat unless its your turn.
I wasnt in that game didnt know that was a thing. I agree some talking should be free. Otherwise once combat action take place you could only yell out on your turn. which means everyone wouldn't be talking at the same time. Which in combat is weird to me.
Maybe we allow character's to say/yell six words for free per initiative round. 10 words?