When a fight breaks out, adrenaline kicks in, and everything seems to go incredibly fast and break into slow motion at the same time. To help keep things clear and orderly in such chaos, we break down combat into a series of rounds and turns.

A round represents roughly five seconds of time. In the course of a round, each combatant gets to take a turn in an established sequence, during which they get to take their actions.

The exception is Reactions, which can happen out of order. These can be used to interrupt another character’s turn at crucial moments.