{
 "breadcrumbs": [
  "Chapter 10: Game Mastering",
  "Running Modes of Play",
  "Exploration",
  "Rolling Initiative"
 ],
 "breadcrumbs_spa": [],
 "category": "rules",
 "exclude_from_search": false,
 "id": "rules-533",
 "markdown": "<title level=\"1\" right=\"Rules\">[Character Placement](/Rules.aspx?ID=533)</title>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 499 <sup>4.0</sup></row>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"medium\">\r\n<column gap=\"medium\" flex=\"1 1 400px\">\r\nWhen calling for initiative for a combat encounter, you’ll need to decide where the participants in the encounter go on the battle map. Use the party’s order, described on page 497, as a base. You can move forward characters who are using Stealth to get into position, putting them in a place they could reasonably have moved up to before having a chance to be detected. Consult with each player to make sure their position makes sense to both of you.\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n<column gap=\"medium\">\r\n\r\n</column>\r\n\r\n</row>",
 "name": "Character Placement",
 "next_link": {
  "label": "Resting",
  "url": "/Rules.aspx?ID=534"
 },
 "previous_link": {
  "label": "Choosing the Type of Roll",
  "url": "/Rules.aspx?ID=532"
 },
 "rarity": "common",
 "release_date": "2019-08-01",
 "resistance": {},
 "search_markdown": "<additional-info>\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 499 <sup>4.0</sup></row>\r\n\r\nChapter 10: Game Mastering / Running Modes of Play / Exploration / Rolling Initiative\r\n</additional-info>",
 "source": [
  "Core Rulebook"
 ],
 "source_raw": [
  "Core Rulebook pg. 499"
 ],
 "source_category": "Rulebooks",
 "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 499 <sup>4.0</sup></row>",
 "speed": {},
 "text": " Character Placement Source Core Rulebook pg. 499 4.0 When calling for initiative for a combat encounter, you’ll need to decide where the participants in the encounter go on the battle map. Use the party’s order, described on page 497, as a base. You can move forward characters who are using Stealth to get into position, putting them in a place they could reasonably have moved up to before having a chance to be detected. Consult with each player to make sure their position makes sense to both of you. ",
 "type": "Rules",
 "url": "/Rules.aspx?ID=533",
 "weakness": {}
}