now that Greyhawk initiative has been out in the wild a while, how do you feel about it now? Do you still use it? Any changes or modifications? I’d love to hear your current thoughts on it It was a fun experiment, but overly complex for what it tried to do. Were I to take it another step, I'd do something simpler but perhaps more radical – class based initiative dice (rogue d4, fighter d6, most other classes d10).

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) June 5, 2018

Also, am I correct in assuming that *drawing a weapon*, under the UA Greyhawk Initiative rules, does not require a die roll. Thank you so much Mike. correct

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) April 5, 2018

Hi Mike. I’ve convinced my group to try the UA Greyhawk Initiative rules 😃In the PHB p. 190 drawing or sheathing a sword appears to be free to do. But, swapping grear in the UA rules requires 1d6. Please, help. Why does swapping grear require 1d6? Thank you. idea was to make changing load out cost something, without taking up your turn

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) April 5, 2018

does Greyhawk initiative by design lend itself to grid-based and tactical combat or can it work well with theater of the mind or less strict combat? I’ve used it with both – makes things clearer without grid imo

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 2, 2018

Alt initiative question, I want to melee the creature next to me and then shoot another. Is that d4+d6+d8 (ranged, swap, melee) I'd just do a d8+d6 – I'd only go for the slowest of the attacks in this case, unless it uses a bonus action

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 4, 2017

how would you change Greyhawk initiative knowing what you know now? I hear one die of highest potential action?Yeah, that’s how I ran it last time I used it. As in all things, first draft is most complex, final one is simplest possible. Not done with it yet, but other things are occupying my active design effort right now.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) November 19, 2017

Ghawk Initiative: Melee/Ranged attack assumed to be Attack action? Or would you roll extra die for attacks from Extra Attack?Yes and no

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 28, 2017

I'm overall very happy with how the community reacted to Greyhawk initiative – sparked a lot of good discussion and tinkering.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 24, 2017

I genuinely feel that 5e is a shared project undertaken by designers, DMs, and players, all working in concert, plugging away, kicking tires

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 24, 2017

That makes me incredibly happy – D&D is at its best when it's a community of creators. That made me a fan in the first place. #wotcstaff

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) July 24, 2017

so my coworker loves your new initiative system so much he went out and bought hourglasses for his playersso that they'd only have limited time to discuss moves before taking their turns

— Shivam Bhatt (@elektrotal) August 4, 2017

I like it! It never occured to me to do that – idea copied.

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) August 4, 2017