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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bitbrain" data-source="post: 7525692" data-attributes="member: 6863864">From my personal experience as a Player, it seems like after the first encounter, everyone was always running on fumes.This (in my opinion) is because the two DMs at whose tables I've played DnD (before I started DMing myself) never explained at Session 0 that Short rests are primarily intended to refresh certain class and sub-class mechanics, not just regain some hit points.  As a result, every player believed that taking a short rest meant they were being selfish, and not helping out the group.I didn't like this perception, and so decided to correct it, at least at my own table.I houseruled that short rests is only about a minute or two: you're basically just catching your breath before you go back into action.The result of this is that everyone at my table has realized Short rests = them regaining some of their best mechanics.Now, they feel confident as players to regularly ask if and when they can take a short rest so the fighter can get back "The Action Surge".</blockquote>