Asisreo
Patron Badass
What, as a DM, are you trying to accomplish? And by what metric do you use? If you're trying to challenge your players, know there are different ways than reducing HP and spell slots. If they solve this scenario by coming up with a logical solution, they were challenged and came up on top. There's no need to have them bending under your will in between every short rest.Says who? What makes you think the party will be 100% out of spells and other resources when they go to rest?
You're good with assuming that the enemy will have on hand or be able to run around the corner to Home Depot to get all they need to screw over the resting party, but have trouble with thinking that the party will have a brain or resources of their own handy. Why is that?
I haven't forgotten. It's just not relevant for a lot of what the party can accomplish or plan for.
Maybe, but I think probably not.
I don't know what you're after Max. I would hope it's to have mutual fun at your table by discussing ways to challenge players with this spell prepared. But at this point, it seems you only want to disapprove the use of this spell which isn't healthy. I'm actually interested what you are trying to accomplish.
"All players are smart" is not a reason why something is broken. Not all players are as creative or logical as you think and some things they do just plain won't work. You have the benefit to think over the course of hours to think of things players can do but players have only a few minutes.