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Originally Posted by Hypersmurf

Why is "We are wounded, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!" a bad thing, but "We are wounded and suffering a mechanical penalty due to the long-term healing rules, and cannot go to the Mountain of Death until we are rested!" a good thing?

If the players find that going to the Mountain of Death the day after suffering a wound is jarring, then why is it necessary for the rules to penalise them for it in order for them to choose to rest?

Another cut & paste from the same post:

Smart play includes pressing on, because the most precious commodity in the sandbox is time. The sandbox also, perforce, includes reasons to make the decision to slow down, rest, heal, etc. IOW, in order to allow for satisfying play that is also smart play, both game and DM must include elements that allow the players to be “smart” for making decisions that lead to more satisfying play. Although this sounds odd, increasing the complications of decision making within the sandbox also increases the satisfaction of making those decisions.

And that is, absolutely, the last cut & paste answer I am doing on this thread. If you can't be bothered to read the post you are replying to, I am certainly not going to be bothered to reply further & give you more things to not read.



RC