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Surprise (game mechanic)

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Surprised

Surprised Surprised is a special condition that can affect creatures during the first round of combat. When one side of a combat encounter is unaware of the other side, they may be Surprised. A Surprised creature cannot take any Actions or Reactions for one combat round. Characters with the Alert feat, the Feral Instinct feature or under the effects of certain items (like the Elixir of Vigilance) cannot be Surprised.

Certain combat encounters, especially ones that occur after an in-game cutscene, are set to always Surprise Surprise the party. These can usually be countered by utilizing conditions such as Invisible Invisible or hiding in heavily obscured areas with spells such as Darkness Darkness before triggering them.

List of Surprise encounters