<strong><span class="bbc_u">House Rules</span></strong><br/><br/>Automatic Bonus Progression (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/other-rules/unchained-rules/automatic-bonus-progression/) is in use. This reduces the total value of loot that PCs receive, in exchange for giving them some intrinsic bonuses as they level up (and the items that normally grant those bonuses don't exist). This will start to take effect at level 3.<br/><br/>I won't be awarding XP; instead, I'll just announce when the party is ready to level up. Since making magic items doesn't cost XP anymore, they seem like an unnecessary detail. I will try to keep advancement at an enjoyable pace.<br/><br/>If there's something about the rules you'd like to tweak, or a third party element you want to bring in, let me know and I'll see what I can do. I'll keep a list of player-specific house rulings here.<br/><br/>Now, combat. Combat is hard in forum play. To speed things up, here is how initiative will work:<br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li>All PCs roll initiative.</li><li>I roll initative for the NPCs, giving them collectively a single score.</li><li>Whoever beat the NPCs can act, posting in whatever order they like.</li><li>The NPCs act.</li><li>All PCs act, posting in whatever order they like.</li><li>Repeat the last two steps until combat is over.</li></ul><br/>This way, we don't need to wait for one player to post, then wait for another player to post, and so on - we just need everyone to post when they can. Beating other PCs in initiative really shouldn't matter.<br/><br/>Also, I've increased the lifespan of orcs a bit. They are still short-lived compared to humans, but they won't be Venerable at age 40, and they reach sexual maturity at the same age as humans, for obvious reasons.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Current house rulings</div><div class="spoiler_body"></div></div>