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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2304276" data-attributes="member: 19990">OOC:[sblock]It's finally official...2nd level.  Woot![/sblock]Metagame, for Two:[sblock]Oirhandir really wants to go first or last as a general rule, and here's why.  From the PHB (I don't have the SRD handy):"To prepare her daily spells, a wizard must have a clear mind.  To clear her mind, she must first sleep for 8 hours."Now, what does that have to do with a bard?  From the PHB:"Each day, sorcerers and bards must focus their minds on the task of casting their spells.  A sorcerer or bard needs 8 hours of rest (just like a wizard), after which he spends 15 minutes concentrating.  (A bard must sing, recite, or play an instrument of some kind while concentrating.)"Now, how is this modified by Oirhandir's elven heritage?"If the character does not need to sleep for some reason, she still must have 8 hours of restful calm before preparing any spells.  For example, elf wizards need 8 hours of rest to clear their minds, even though they need only 4 hours of trance to refresh their bodies.  Thus, an elf wizard could trance for 4 hours, then rest for 4 hours, then prepare spells."And what is rest?"The wizard does not have to slumber for every minute of the time, but she must refrain from movement, combat, spellcasting, skill use, conversation, or any other fairly demanding physical or mental task during the rest period."So, Oirhandir prefers to take first or last watch, and for role-playing purposes prefers to take advantage of his musical skill to help the humans and other races unwind a bit.  Everybody also gets 15 minutes of revlle in the morning just before breakfast, although I've never role-played that.My interpretation of "rest" is perhaps one notch less strict than the PHB.  Once he's completed trance, I'd say Oirhandir could engage in light conversation without violating the guidline.  But a deep philosophical discussion on the purpose of having different races on the back of the ENworphant, or an argument, or even just nervously scanning the camp perimeter every few minutes would clearly break it.  SO...Oirhandir's forumula is (1), lull everybody to sleep, (2), take a watch so that he's pulling his own weight, (3), take the first watch so that he can get his beauty rest and replentish spells, (4), trance for 4 hours, (5), keep whoever's on watch company for another 4 hours, but without really participating in keeping watch, and (6), provide a little wake up music once all the other spell-casters have gotten their rest.  He's willing to modify this if there is a good reason, though.And as there has been no spell casting on this first day, Oirhandir wouldn't mind making a one-time exception, if that's what the party really wants.  But in game terms, that's why I used the line:  "He'll play until either someone contests him for the first watch, or the entire party is asleep."  Just roleplay it out if you really want to.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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