So the plays of my campaign are on horseback travelling through open planes.
A couple of Smilodon (Sabertooths) sneak along the side of them no one rolls perception high enough to see them in tall grass.
Tigers Jump out. I say to roll initiative. Then both Tigers get to pounce as the surprise round and then into the normal initiative.
To me, that sounds right by in a similar situation I played in where this happened. The attacker jumped out and got off a first attack, then initiative rolled, then surprise round, then normal initiative.
Can I confirm at what point most people do this. to me, option 1 sounds fairest but want to see how others do it.
Thanks.