Initiative(stat)

Initiative, shortened to INI, is a minor attribute that represents readiness. It's comes to work during Action Management from the Advanced Mechanics section, where Initiative is a subtractor when calculating Action Length.

Development
The value of Initiative of a character is basically its Agility minus its Size Modifier and Encumbrance. Traits and special circumstances may provide bonuses (or penalties) to Initiative.

Application
Initiative is used when determining how lengthy a character's turn will be. Because AdVarTa employs a simultaneous turns concept, it's important to determine what action happens first, and thus, Initiative is a, powergaming-wise, decisive factor because, differently from traditional d20 games where each turn happens mostly uninterrupted by other's actions, for example, in AdVarTa, some actions can counter others very often, so having an advantage over every turn (ie. being quicker to act) can tip the scales drastically. But, of course, this matter has been thought of thoroughly and the rules were written so that some tactics could compensate for a lower initiative.