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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 8296710" data-attributes="member: 6788736">Thanks <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />It is, and I would be happy to demonstrate how this is so for 15th level play.It's not that bad once you accept it.And you dont need to do it all the time; just set a 6ish encounters between long rests as a rough median. Some days will be longer and some days will be shorter, and some will have more short rests and some will have less - which is fine - it gives every class a chance to shine and moves the spotlight around.Plus, players will naturally pace themselves according to the meta of the campaign. [USER=5889]@Stalker0[/USER] was initially pretty keen to blow spell slots on encounters that didnt really need it, but quickly reigned himself in once it became apparent that he was going to need to pace himself.And remember - a long rest doesnt have to be an overnight affair; it can be set narratively or linked to a different period of resting (a whole week in town for example) if your campaign fits that model better.Your 'Doom clock' shouldnt feel artificial. It should make sense in the context of the adventure - in real life we rarely have all the time in the world to get things done - we have a time limit to get to the airport for our holidays, and only have 2 weeks to enjoy them, and have deadlines at work daily.Same thing in a high adrenaline moving scenario like warfare. Your enemy arent going to be there for ever, that squad you're trying to stop is trying to do something, and the battlefield is constantly changing. You dont have the luxury of hitting an enemy position or compound, blowing all your ammo, falling back overnight to resupply, and then hitting it again in the morning.I DM'd all of Age of Worms, all the AD&D C series of modules, and several Pathfinder modules with the campaign running from 1st to 20th+ in 5E, and was eaisily able to frame every section of the adventures via a doom clock of sorts.It's an extra layer of work, and something to turn your mind to as DM, but the pay offs are definitely worth it.</blockquote>

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