D&D 5E Get the most out of hex

[BasinRimmel]

Q- when I cast hex , I find my maintaining it for 2-3 turns and the fight is over. The party wants to take a short rest and DM ends my spell , I go in to the next fight having to burn 1 of my two spell slots about. How can I maintain concentration on hex while taking a rest?


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[Lanliss]

If you are a high enough level for it to last 8 hours, it should already last through a short rest. Starting duration is only 1 minute, so a short rest of any length will be longer than the duration of your spell.

 

[Shiroiken]

While there has been some discussion of these, by RAW (rules as written) you do not lose Concentration during a Short Rest. Your DM has final say, however, so talk to him about it. He may be unaware of the rule, or may feel that it's too powerful.

 

[Caliban]

Q- when I cast hex , I find my maintaining it for 2-3 turns and the fight is over. The party wants to take a short rest and DM ends my spell , I go in to the next fight having to burn 1 of my two spell slots about. How can I maintain concentration on hex while taking a rest?

Stop taking naps and rough housing with the barbarian during your short rests?

 

[Mercule]

While there has been some discussion of these, by RAW (rules as written) you do not lose Concentration during a Short Rest. Your DM has final say, however, so talk to him about it. He may be unaware of the rule, or may feel that it's too powerful.

This. It's probably best to chat with him and find out what the case is.

I'll call out, though, that I come from the "DM is final arbiter" school of thought and would react very poorly to a player who was too aggressive in telling me, "You're doing it all wrong." I make mistakes, but DMing is a thankless enough job without getting nagged. If he's aware of RAW and intentionally overruling it, I disagree with his ruling, but it's his table.

On the other hand, if you're still pretty low level (1-3, IIRC), then hex only has an hour duration. A short rest is supposed to last roughly an hour. So, it's all going by RAW. Low level kinda sucks, for power curve. That's why it's low level.

 

[dco]

There was a lengthy discussion about this, it all depends on what the DM thinks the short rest entails and the rules will suport both visions.

 

[Yunru]

There was a lengthy discussion about this, it all depends on what the DM thinks the short rest entails and the rules will suport both visions.

Lies! All lies!

There was a short discussion, a long argument, and nothing but conjecture to support it not lasting

 

[Phazonfish]

Lies! All lies!

There was a short discussion, a long argument, and nothing but conjecture to support it not lasting

Maybe let us know the result. Does concentration persist across a short discussion?