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Originally Posted by Ydars  Resource management is no longer such a source of tension |
As long as the party can't rest safely, resource management is still a source of tension.
Last week I was running Thunderspire Labyrinth and the PCs were getting low on resources (HP, dailies, healing potions). There is no rest in that module out in the dungeon because you're going to run into a few wandering monsters. The PCs knew this and had to keep pressing on, making "easy" encounters tense.
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