Alert
Feat
sourcePHB
≈ 5e Alert (5e feat)Essentially the 5e Alert feat: you gain proficiency in initiative checks. You can't be surprised while conscious, and other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against you as a result of being unseen by you.✨
Gain Initiative proficiency, become immune to surprise, and deny unseen attackers their advantage on you.
CombatDefense
●●○value · broadly useful every session
Best foralmost any character who wants to act first and never be caught off guard
Skip ifyour party already reliably wins initiative
generalist
initiativedefense
Pairs witha striker who wants the first turn · ambush-prone campaigns · a high-Dexterity build
Always on the lookout for danger, you gain the following benefits:
- You are proficient in Initiative checks..
- You can't be surprised while you are conscious.
- Other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against you as a result of being unseen by you.