So pbp makes initiative fun. So here is how we will do things, shamelessly copy and pasted from Sassafrass's games as he explains it well:
'First of all, I’ll be rolling initiative for everyone. Given the fact that we all live in different time zones, can post at different times during our day or might just have a busy day, we won’t use a strict order of play. That means that you guys will "share" your initiative pool and only the NPCs will have a strict place in the order.
Example: You guys roll 20, 18, 16, 14, 12 and 10. My NPCs Chief Bandit, group of bandits, and a squire you’ve hired, roll 17, 11 and 6.
The order would be:
PC
PC
Chief Bandit
PC
PC
PC
Group of Bandits
PC
Squire
You guys can jump in at anytime during a PC slot, of course only once per round.'