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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 8652922" data-attributes="member: 3400">As long as you're not specifically depriving yourself of food and water and a bit of bandaging (as necessary), is it really necessary to make a distinction between inactivity and rest? I get that it's better if people knowingly rest in the sense that then they can ensure they're not engaging in activity that would prevent rest, but if they didn't declare it and aren't specifically engaging in rest-breaking activity, why would inactivity not be enough?This, I can agree with - in a sense. You shouldn't automatically assume the PCs are spending hit dice while trying to get a long rest - after all, they only get half their level in HD back and don't normally have to spend any in hit point recovery during a long rest. But if the long rest is interrupted after at least an hour has passed, I'd definitely give them the benefit of a short rest and ask if they want to spend some hit dice regaining hit points to reflect the fact that they did meet or exceed the requirements for a short rest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 8652922, member: 3400"] As long as you're not specifically depriving yourself of food and water and a bit of bandaging (as necessary), is it really necessary to make a distinction between inactivity and rest? I get that it's better if people knowingly rest in the sense that then they can ensure they're not engaging in activity that would prevent rest, but if they didn't declare it and aren't specifically engaging in rest-breaking activity, why would inactivity not be enough? This, I can agree with - in a sense. You shouldn't automatically assume the PCs are spending hit dice while trying to get a long rest - after all, they only get half their level in HD back and don't normally have to spend any in hit point recovery during a long rest. But if the long rest is interrupted after at least an hour has passed, I'd definitely give them the benefit of a short rest and ask if they want to spend some hit dice regaining hit points to reflect the fact that they did meet or exceed the requirements for a short rest. [/QUOTE]

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