3.5 Question About Barbarian Rage

[dreaded_beast]

hey, you guys think that in 3.5 they will actually define what "end of the encounter" means when a barbarian is finished raging?

what the heck is considered an "encounter" anyways?

 

[Westwind]

I can't claim to know what the deal will be in 3.5, but I have always considered the end of the encounter to occur when the party (or the PC) is no longer in initiative.

 

[Ruvion]

actually if you read the FAQs, "end of an encounter" is defined there.

 

[dreaded_beast]

is that the recent FAQ? can you quote what it says please?

 

[Ruvion]

Yeah in the most recent FAQ on page 2 (first page of actual FAQ):

From the FAQ released on March 2003
When a barbarian is fatigued for the rest of the encounter after raging, how long is that exactly?
In this case, an encounter continues until DM stops tracking the encounter in combat rounds. That usually happens when the last foe is defeated or escapes, or it lasts until the last PC is defeated or forced to escape. A creature has escaped from the encounter when its foes decide not to pursue it or until they have no reasonable chance of catching the fleeing creature.