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Standard Battle Assumptions: Clarification regarding Prep time

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I want to suggest clarifying something in the Standard Battle Assumptions:

As per Standard Battle Assumptions the character has no prep time. But as I noticed in a debate some time ago, what exactly that means is a bit unclear.

I would define prep time as anything between the character knowing there is going to be some battle and the point they may start killing each other.

What that means is that a no prep time scenario basically is:

They are doing everyday activities. Then, in a single instant, they are transported to the battlefield, equipped their standard equipment, if necessary, transformed to the key they battle in and given the mindset to fight the character before them. In the same instant the battle starts and they may attack each other.

For clarification purposes I would like to add some explanation like the above to the Preparation time on the SBA page.
 
I did have this issue in several threads. The context of a default VS Fight being unspecified was a bit weird. I guess the scenario seems fine, although we should avoid making it so that characters can be taken by surprise by this.
 
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