Page 371 — First Turn Blues

Story time! For those of you with DM experience, tell a story about some of the first combat encounters you ever made, and the lessons you learned from those first experiments.

PM: Looks like the turn order goes: Cerberus, Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Cerberus, Cerberus.
Twilight Sparkle: Wha-
PM: Three heads! Also just kinda very fast. Anyway, Cerberus starts by advancing towards Twilight! Roll to bite… <roll> and he misses. Darn- I mean, lucky you! Your turn, Twilight!
Twilight Sparkle: I’m delaying my turn.
PM: Your turn, Applejack!
Applejack: Delayin’.
PM: …Your turn, Fluttershy?
Fluttershy: Dela- I mean, uh, Charm Beast. <roll> 18 vs. Will? No, wait, 20 vs. Will, because it’s against an animal.
PM: Con…gratulations! You dominated Cerberus.
Fluttershy: Yay. Who’s a good little doggie? Who’s a good boy?
PM: Good grief! Running combat is harder than it looks!