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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8652288" data-attributes="member: 6987520">I like to cite systems before commenting, so for reference's sake:[ATTACH=full]249883[/ATTACH]1) Yes, definitely for the Warlock. Depending on the nature of the puzzle and context of the situation, maybe the Wizard and Rogue.2) No, waiting in ambush I would think is stressful. You are constantly watching the ranger and waiting for the signal. I doubt very much you are relaxing much...3) Yes, the person in the wagon is resting, provided the area they are travelling through is relatively safe (or so they feel). If they know it is hostile/dangerous, then no, not even the person in the wagon could really &quot;relax&quot; and rest IMO.Whether it is restful or not largely depends on the context for me (as outlined above).Now, here is something else for you to consider:The PCs are starting a long rest. After two hours, their camp site is attacked and they are forced to move to a safer location, breaking their long rest.In the two hours prior to the attack, did they get in a short rest??? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />[spoiler=&quot;My Answer&quot;]Yes. When I DM I always consider the first hour of a long rest a &quot;short rest&quot; and ask if anyone is spending HD, etc. before the remainder of the long rest is completed. This allows short rest features to replenish, etc. before a possible attack happens later during the long rest.The only time they will not benefit from this is if they have already benefited from two short rests since their last long rest. I only allow two short rests per long rest.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8652288, member: 6987520"] I like to cite systems before commenting, so for reference's sake: [ATTACH type="full" width="328px"]249883[/ATTACH] 1) Yes, definitely for the Warlock. Depending on the nature of the puzzle and context of the situation, maybe the Wizard and Rogue. 2) No, waiting in ambush I would think is stressful. You are constantly watching the ranger and waiting for the signal. I doubt very much you are relaxing much... 3) Yes, the person in the wagon is resting, provided the area they are travelling through is relatively safe (or so they feel). If they [I]know[/I] it is hostile/dangerous, then no, not even the person in the wagon could really "relax" and rest IMO. Whether it is restful or not largely depends on the context for me (as outlined above). Now, here is something else for you to consider: The PCs are starting a long rest. After two hours, their camp site is attacked and they are forced to move to a safer location, breaking their long rest. In the two hours prior to the attack, did they get in a short rest??? ;) [spoiler="My Answer"] Yes. When I DM I always consider the first hour of a long rest a "short rest" and ask if anyone is spending HD, etc. before the remainder of the long rest is completed. This allows short rest features to replenish, etc. before a possible attack happens later during the long rest. The only time they will not benefit from this is if they have already benefited from two short rests since their last long rest. I only allow two short rests per long rest. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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