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by ChrisDDickey » Fri Sep 20, 2019 4:35 pm
No, Aggressive or Defensive Stances need to be declared at the start of the round, before initiative is rolled, and they are in effect through every-bodies turns that round.
If you look on pages 371-372 of the players guide, each combat round has 4 steps.
1. Declare Intentions
2. Determine Initiative
3. Declare and Resolve Actions
4. Begin a New Round
Declare Intentions
All characters declare the general type of action they intend to perform during the round, along with any combat options (see p. 382) they intend to use. This doesn’t need to be overly formal. Combat options need to be chosen before Initiative is rolled because many combat options have effects that last the entire round, such as raising or lowering defense ratings.
So you declare your stance before you know whether you will be going first or last, and it lasts the entire round, from the first characters action to the last, and you can't change it until the next round.