Wizard Divination School

[Binarybits]

If I have a wizard with divination it says I always act in surprise round. Does this mean that if there would normally not be a surprise round I could cause one by acting in the surprise round? For example, negotiations seems to be going well with the Dragon, then I get a glimpse of the future and see the bard in his mouth as lunch, knowing this is going to happen could I act first, ie surprise round,when there may not have normally been one?

[Rogue Eidolon]

Binarybits wrote:

If I have a wizard with divination it says I always act in surprise round. Does this mean that if there would normally not be a surprise round I could cause one by acting in the surprise round? For example, negotiations seems to be going well with the Dragon, then I get a glimpse of the future and see the bard in his mouth as lunch, knowing this is going to happen could I act first, ie surprise round,when there may not have normally been one?

Perhaps you could, same as any other character--you would instigate one, and the dragon would probably roll Sense Motive to act in it, as would the other PCs.

[Athaleon]

Ah, but what if the Bard only ended up being eaten because you attacked the Dragon unprovoked?

[Rikkan]

You could make your own familiar deaf and blind, so at least someone is always surprised when combat starts :).