D&D 5E Just how long is a long rest anyway?

[Fenris-77]

Suddenly, in my other thread I am leaning towards a halfling now...

Halflings are a hoot. I love lucky and I love the standard tropes - good food, naps, pipe smoking, smack talk. Good times.

 

[Fenris-77]

I played a halfling loŕe bard/diviner for a while. Fun character.

 

[DND_Reborn]

In my other thread, 5E - Anyone want to help with a new character?
@vincegetorix is suggesting a barbarian for the character build. I am starting to like the idea of a halfling barbarian who insists on using heavy weapons and attacks recklessly to off-set the disadvantage.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

In my other thread, 5E - Anyone want to help with a new character?
@vincegetorix is suggesting a barbarian for the character build. I am starting to like the idea of a halfling barbarian who insists on using heavy weapons and attacks recklessly to offer the disadvantage.

I'd go with a gnome bear (badger) totem barbarian for the sweet resistance to anything and advantage on DEX (danger sense) + Int, Wis, Cha saves ( Gnome Cunning)!

 

[Don Durito]

I usually measure a the length of a long rest by comparing it to a handy piece of string.

 

[fearsomepirate]

In my other thread, 5E - Anyone want to help with a new character?
@vincegetorix is suggesting a barbarian for the character build. I am starting to like the idea of a halfling barbarian who insists on using heavy weapons and attacks recklessly to offer the disadvantage.

Not to be that guy, but deliberately hamstringing yourself for laffs can get old fast, depending on the party. Just two-hand a battleaxe. A d10 weapon with advantage is way better than d12 without.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Not to be that guy, but deliberately hamstringing yourself for laffs can get old fast, depending on the party. Just two-hand a battleaxe. A d10 weapon with advantage is way better than d12 without.

Good point, but it wouldn't be a heavy weapon RAW.

Luckily, our house-rule for the Versatile property is the weapon can have either the Finesse or Heavy property if wielded in both hands... so that will work! NICE!

 

[clearstream]

That reads as a list to me. I think that if the intent was for it to be 1 hour of walking or any amount of fighting, casting spells, or similar adventuring activity, it would have been worded that way.

It was worded that way. I agree that on a literal reading it is ambiguous, but given the implausibility of an hour of fighting or an hour of spellcasting as a test condition, it is unambiguously a separated list.

 

[Charlaquin]

It was worded that way. I agree that on a literal reading it is ambiguous, but given the implausibility of an hour of fighting or an hour of spellcasting as a test condition, it is unambiguously a separated list.

Only if you assume that the intent is for long rests to be plausible to disrupt with combat alone. I disagree that spellcasting for an hour is implausible - again, rituals and spells like find familiar with long casting times make it very plausible.

 

[fearsomepirate]

Good point, but it wouldn't be a heavy weapon RAW.

Luckily, our house-rule for the Versatile property is the weapon can have either the Finesse or Heavy property if wielded in both hands... so that will work! NICE!

I'm kind of confused.

If you, as a halfling, wield a heavy weapon (i.e. all d12/2d6 weapons), you have disadvantage. If you two-hand a Versatile weapon, such as a battleaxe or longsword, you do not. Your house rule isn't necessary at all.