@jeffstrainNot clear on meaning of ‘initiative count 20 (losing all ties)’ for lair actions. treat it as if its initiative is 20, but it goes after anyone/thing that also has a 20

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014

@jeffstrainSorry still not following. Does a creature need to roll initiative of 20 to use its lair action? nope – the lair is basically a separate entity that activates each round on 20

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014

@jeffstrain say green dragon w/lair action rolls initiative and gets a 12. DM counts down initiative as normal, on 20 lair action activates

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014

@jeffstrain dragon then goes on 12, repeat each round

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014

@mikemearls It’s ‘counts down initiative’ that’s throwing me. You roll initiative once per combat, right? Do you mean the 20th turn?

— Jeff Strain (@jeffstrain) September 10, 2014

@jeffstrainAh! Just got it! The lair effectively rolls a 20 for purposes of determining initiative, and acts separately from the creature. bingo

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014

@jeffstrain blah – probably one for the FAQ.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 10, 2014