Round-Table Turns (PSR Supplement)

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PSR is an alternate ruleset compatible with most 5e content.

System Differences

The Basics

Time

The d20

Ability Check

Ability Scores

Strength
Dexterity
Constitution
Knowledge
Perception
Charisma

Saving Throws
Skills
Senses
Carry Slots

Encounters

Group Turns
Round‑Table Turns
Staggered Turns
Your Turn
Move
Action
Bonus Action
Reaction
Making an Attack
Unarmed Strike
Sunder
Defense
Cover

Shifts
Phases

Hit Points & Damage

Temporary Hit Points
Damage Types
Max Damage

Rest & Recovery

Downtime
Downtime Trading
Downtime Enterprise

Defeat

Dramatic Death

Common Hazards
Extreme Climates
Conditions


Items

Goods & Currency
Material Goods
Weapons
Improvised
Attire
Shields
Tools
Gear
Attunement

Objects

Damaging Objects
Hauling Objects
Vehicles
Artillery

NPCs

Mount
Cohort
Stat Blocks
Vulnerability, Resistance, & Immunity

Benefits & Drawbacks
This method omits any busywork associated with filing and remembering turn order. For veteran players it can lack nuance, or sometimes feel unfair.

For casual play and chatty tables, round-table turns are recommended over other options.

After the first turn, turn order goes clockwise around the table, just as if playing a typical board game. In an online chatroom, it can be by username order instead.

When it becomes the narrator's turn, the narrator takes all the NPCs' turns at once. If there are four players or more, the narrator might take only half the monster's turns, then take the other half of the turns halfway through the players' turns.