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===How Combat Works===

Combat is cyclical; everybody acts in turn in a regular cycle of rounds. Combat follows this sequence:

#Each combatant starts out [[SRD:Flat-Footed|flat-footed]]. Once a combatant acts, he or she is no longer [[SRD:Flat-Footed|flat-footed]].
#Determine which characters are aware of their opponents at the start of the battle. If some but not all of the combatants are aware of their opponents, a [[SRD:Initiative#Surprise|surprise round]] happens before regular rounds of combat begin. The combatants who are aware of the opponents can act in the surprise [[SRD:Round|round]], so they roll for [[SRD:Initiative|initiative]]. In initiative order (highest to lowest), combatants who started the battle aware of their opponents each take one action (either a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]] or a [[SRD:Move Actions|move action]]) during the surprise [[SRD:Round|round]]. Combatants who were unaware do not get to act in the surprise [[SRD:Round|round]]. If no one or everyone starts the battle aware, there is no surprise [[SRD:Round|round]].
#Combatants who have not yet rolled initiative do so. All combatants are now ready to begin their first regular [[SRD:Round|round]] of combat.
#Combatants act in initiative order (highest to lowest).
#When everyone has had a turn, the combatant with the highest initiative acts again, and steps 4 and 5 repeat until combat ends.