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That was the intention of 5e in the first place and it holds true in 5.5 too ( I am refering to your last phrase). In my opinion...

I love this way of building adventures and campaigns, it makes them much more alive. If you fight through half the fort, the other half...

This.. the logical gamer in me says to "rest for resources" but the CHARACTER, the "hero, who must act" does not feel that the farmer's...

They do take longer indeed and this was a plus in my games. Longer combats, more tactics (if you have players that like such things)...

That's totally correct, blasters are not good in 5e. At least without adequate homebrew modifications. It is a caster building option...

DoT spells are good, that's true. They are actually almost the only damage spells worth taking if you play 5e vanilla (or 5.5). The...

To answer the OP question: Depends on the adventuring day and that holds true in all editions, from 1st to 5.5. If the time between...

Where did I spoke about 'data'? You used the term, not me.

Realistically speaking, almost no DM runs 6-8 encounters per long rest frequently. In my case, it is 4-6 encounters most of the time but...

I have 5e in mind, haven't played 5.5 yet. It is the same edition basically, just a little bit modified and moderately more complex...

Maybe 1.9 then, situations where you can't short rest rarely come up. And I think the game itself was designed around two short rests...

I have yet to encounter a DM allowing more than 2 short rests per long rest, myself included. If you take that into account, the warlock...

Fireball vanilla is nowhere as spectacular as many inexperienced players think. Overall, it is a weak yet playable spell, in accordance...

This is absolutely correct. That's exactly how I run my campaigns.

The nature of the adventure/game in which it matters is what makes long rests infrequent. That is, the assumption that the adventure...