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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7408235" data-attributes="member: 6801845">That whole conversation reminded me of an old computer game from the Pool of Radiance era.&nbsp; The game would let you attempt a long rest and heal anywhere, but there was always a chance of being interrupted by a random encounter.So in one section, the party was in a collapsing tower, climbing a staircase, rocks falling from the ceiling.&nbsp; We were badly hurt, almost out of spells, about to face the big bad.&nbsp; Tense, time critical scene right?&nbsp; Well...not really.&nbsp; I just kept hitting the long rest button until we weren't interrupted by falling rocks.&nbsp; We probably spent weeks in that collapsing staircase.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm&nbsp; &nbsp; :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" />I get the impression that certain people would allow similar shenanigans unless there was boxed text in a mod that specifically disallowed it.&nbsp; That, much like a computer game, encounters are not really triggered until some specific event (usually opening a door to the room with the next set of monsters) happens.&nbsp; Maybe not to the level of the collapsing tower, but obviously you could take out the first third of a goblin stronghold and expect no changes to behavior from the rest of the goblins while the party rests for 8 hours.I can't imagine why anyone would think that was the best way to run a game, but to each their own.&nbsp; Modules, encounters per day guidelines, XP budgets, et al. are a starting point and will always need to be adjusted based on DM style, options used and the group.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7408235, member: 6801845"] That whole conversation reminded me of an old computer game from the Pool of Radiance era. The game would let you attempt a long rest and heal anywhere, but there was always a chance of being interrupted by a random encounter. So in one section, the party was in a collapsing tower, climbing a staircase, rocks falling from the ceiling. We were badly hurt, almost out of spells, about to face the big bad. Tense, time critical scene right? Well...not really. I just kept hitting the long rest button until we weren't interrupted by falling rocks. We probably spent weeks in that collapsing staircase. :erm: I get the impression that certain people would allow similar shenanigans unless there was boxed text in a mod that specifically disallowed it. That, much like a computer game, encounters are not [I]really[/I] triggered until some specific event (usually opening a door to the room with the next set of monsters) happens. Maybe not to the level of the collapsing tower, but obviously you could take out the first third of a goblin stronghold and expect no changes to behavior from the rest of the goblins while the party rests for 8 hours. I can't imagine why anyone would think that was the best way to run a game, but to each their own. Modules, encounters per day guidelines, XP budgets, et al. are a starting point and will always need to be adjusted based on DM style, options used and the group. [/QUOTE]

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