2d6 ways to handle turn order in RPGs (and a hot take!)

00:00 Intro
01:15 Randomly determine individual turn order for the entire encounter
03:26 Randomly determine individual turn order each round
04:58 Randomly determine side based turn order for the entire encounter
06:26 Randomly determine side based turn order each round
07:53 Fixed individual turn order
09:26 Fixed side based turn order
10:30 Alternating player and GM actions
11:59 Fast & Slot Turns
12:44 Popcorn Initiative (aka Elective Action Order)
14:08 Everyone goes at the same time
14:43 Randomly determine individual action count/order each round
16:01 Variable length actions instead of discrete turns
16:50 Summary
17:31 Hot Take!
21:23 My favorite options
24:06 Wrap-up

In this video, I describe 12 different ways to handle turn order in tabletop RPGs, followed by a controversial opinion.

(Spoiler alert: I think we tend to waste way too much time/effort on this subject, and it's not as important as we might think.)

Below is a list of RPGs I mentioned in this episode.
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7th Sea (https://bit.ly/3YoSTTH)
Aces and Eights (https://bit.ly/3Ij2EgA)
Call of Cthulhu (https://bit.ly/3XqgORx)
Cortex Prime (https://www.cortexrpg.com)
DCC (https://bit.ly/3vtvyn4)
EZD6 (https://bit.ly/3WWTv1N)
Fallout (https://bit.ly/3jIh8wK)
Fate Core (https://bit.ly/3HFPb21)
Fate Condensed (https://bit.ly/3YPx0gp)
Hackmaster (https://bit.ly/3JYeNJf)
Savage Worlds (https://bit.ly/3i4dUDt)
Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells (https://bit.ly/3i6YSN7)
Warlock! (https://bit.ly/3jKaZjK)
Warpstar! (https://bit.ly/3G7RmJN)
Mork Borg (https://bit.ly/3lvzjXw)
Mothership (https://bit.ly/3jVPrBe)
Old School Essentials (https://bit.ly/3YNXTRR)
Pirate Borg (https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg)
Shadow of the Demon Lord (https://bit.ly/3jUn7PA)
Symbaroum (https://bit.ly/3WU6CS1)
Vaesen (https://bit.ly/3vwDgNl)

Leave a comment to let me know YOUR favorite way to handle turn order in RPGs, or whether you agree/disagree with my opinion.

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