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The problem isn't the encounters. The problem is the PCs. PCs can nova. Monsters were not designed to handle nova. Therefore you...
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Welcome to 4th edition! :) In seriousness, that is most how 4e worked. The rituals were usable more often but they cost gold to use...
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The entire problem is because people cannot run six encounters in one session. I'm happy with design so that you that you want many...
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It does. The current D&D Fans want to press reset on their digital character sheet at the session start.
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Because it's on the character sheet
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We have that now. The community refuses to embrace rest alternatives variant rules as a whole.
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The table chooses if they are doing Adventure, Cinematics, or Gritty If they choose Adventure, level 1 casters have 2 1st level spells...
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Yes, but my point is that they are only adjusting a small portion of it. Most of the work is set in stone before it ever gets to us...
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