Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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When you have new enemies enter a combat during the fight, how do you handle their initiative? Do they roll? Are they added to the end?
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D&D Beyond FoundersTechnically they roll, to see what initiative they act on.
I try to simplify things in my games and roll individually for any "boss" monsters and a single roll for "minions".
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I believe the intention is for creatures that join a combat after it has began to roll initiative at the time of joining.
Possibly relevant tweet by Jeremy Crawford: https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/941162599407763457