Encounters

[Trellian]

I feel like I'm spamming the boards with stupid questions this weekend, but OK... I was wondering about encounters that move into other encounters and encounters where the PCs break off from, and come back.

Case 1: The encounter moves into an other area, triggering a second encounter. Is this all part of one big encounter, meaning that the PCs still have only 1 use of encounter powers?

Case 2: The characters trigger an encounter, kills a few monsters and manages to retreat. They wait a couple of minutes (not a rest), and return. Is this now a new encounter? Or do they need to take a short rest in order to use enounter powers again?

 

[Abisashi]

PH page 54:

"An encounter power can be used once per encounter. You need to take a short rest (page 263) before you can use one again.

 

[Jhaelen]

Case 1: The encounter moves into an other area, triggering a second encounter. Is this all part of one big encounter, meaning that the PCs still have only 1 use of encounter powers?

Yes.

Case 2: The characters trigger an encounter, kills a few monsters and manages to retreat. They wait a couple of minutes (not a rest), and return. Is this now a new encounter?

No.

Or do they need to take a short rest in order to use enounter powers again?

Yes.

 

[Nail]

Tell the PCs very clearly: they need 5 minutes to recharge their encounter powers. They should do it as often as they can.

Never charge into another encounter....unless there is a tremendous time crunch.


(...and always put on your armor when waking up from sleeping...even if there is a tremendous time crunch.)