I’m tempted to try to figure out a new initiative system for #dnd5e.
Any advice, @mikemearls? My design goals would be to make it simpler but more flavorful. Shadow of the Demon Lord does some interesting stuff with it – actions are broken down by speed, resolved in that order

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) June 18, 2018

One idea I had was to make it class-based. Rogues roll d4, fighters, monks, and rangers d6, everyone else d10. No dex mod, low roll goes first.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) June 18, 2018

Then things like Alert would decrease the die step, I imagine?

I have no problem with making Alert Swashbucklers ungodly quick. Yeah, that's how I'd handle it.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) June 18, 2018