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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8515246" data-attributes="member: 18">In the short term that's true. In the longer term, though moving away from short rests to PB calls into question whether the short rest design will be retained in DND2024. I don't think it's guaranteed either way by this change though. Using PB/day or similar simply makes it easier to measure and balance these abilities.However, the short-rest/long rest issue is one of the major sticking points of 5E, and if they wanted to sever the Gordian knot on that, one method might be to simply eliminate short-rest as a general mechanic. There are various approaches you could then take. The obvious one is giving people the base number + 2x short rest's worth of abilities per day. Alternatively, you could give classes which currently tie into short rest their own reset mechanics, like maybe Monks meditate for 10 minutes up to 2/day to regen Ki, Battlemasters sit and plan tactics for 10 minutes up to 2/day or whatever to get their dice back and so on. That way you eliminate the need to take a 1hr break in the middle of a dungeon just because someone needs resources back, and you'd really reduce the issues with balancing shorter adventuring days.I suspect they'll retain a 1hr &quot;HP regain&quot; short rest though - it's just that cutting everything except HP away from that would make things a lot easier to balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8515246, member: 18"] In the short term that's true. In the longer term, though moving away from short rests to PB calls into question whether the short rest design will be retained in DND2024. I don't think it's guaranteed either way by this change though. Using PB/day or similar simply makes it easier to measure and balance these abilities. However, the short-rest/long rest issue is one of the major sticking points of 5E, and if they wanted to sever the Gordian knot on that, one method might be to simply eliminate short-rest as a general mechanic. There are various approaches you could then take. The obvious one is giving people the base number + 2x short rest's worth of abilities per day. Alternatively, you could give classes which currently tie into short rest their own reset mechanics, like maybe Monks meditate for 10 minutes up to 2/day to regen Ki, Battlemasters sit and plan tactics for 10 minutes up to 2/day or whatever to get their dice back and so on. That way you eliminate the need to take a 1hr break in the middle of a dungeon just because someone needs resources back, and you'd really reduce the issues with balancing shorter adventuring days. I suspect they'll retain a 1hr "HP regain" short rest though - it's just that cutting everything except HP away from that would make things a lot easier to balance. [/QUOTE]

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