Post originally by Tim Ellis at 2003-05-26 16:08:57
Converted from Phorums BB System

I thought the Card based initiative worked very well in "Deadlands" where characters might have multiple actions in a round, and were therefore dealt a handful of cards (one per action), which made Initiative much easier than rolling a dice and subtracting/dividing to determine when second and subsequent actions would occur.

You are right that it probably does not add much to SW where each character only ever has a single action, although (short of both jokers coming out in a single round) it does ensure that no two characters are ever tied for initiative...