Act and Initiative

Act

Act noun - Something done by someone.

Usage example: it's acts such as this—lying about having to work late—that make me feel like I can't trust you

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Initiative and act are semantically related In some cases you can use "Initiative" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Initiative noun - Readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity.

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Act and initiative are semantically related in plan topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Initiative".

good	good act	good initiative
similar	similar act	similar initiative
original	original act	original initiative
single	single act	single initiative
Other adjectives: questionable, entire, real, massive, great, little, bad, terrible, necessary, new, major, heroic.

The combatant with the lowest initiative (on top of the queue) acts first, then their old initiative score is subtracted from everyone else's, and the second-lowest gets to act, and so on.

Source: Combatant Cooldown System aka: Active Time Battle
Gemini's minions are terrified to act on their own initiative when a plan starts going off the rails, which becomes an important factor in the heroes' ultimate victory.

Source: You Have Failed Me
When two or more characters have the same Initiative, they act in descending order of adjusted Agility.

Source: Action Initiative

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