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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dmnqwk" data-source="post: 6900172" data-attributes="member: 6804204">The main thing to consider when actively avoiding sleep is are they active or passive when doing so? If, for example, they are simply travelling through a jungle and trying to avoid sleep it'll be different to if they are racing to find a cure for a mysterious ailment. Again these would both differ from simply trying to stay awake because they are simply trying to catch a monster at night via an ambush while maintaining their normal activities in the daytime.My recommendation would be something along the following guidelines:1) The first night requires no check and the character suffers no additional penalties.2) On the second night onwards Wisdom checks DC 3+1/night (so 5 on the 2nd night, 6 on the 3rd etc) because it is willpower and a mental aptitude to stay awake as opposed to a physical one.3) For each night past the first where sleep is skipped, a Constitution check DC 8+1/night is required or the character suffers an additional level of insomnia.Insomnia Table: (effects are cumulative)1: You suffer no ill effects. 2: You find it difficult to focus on tasks. You have disadvantage on all ability checks. 3: You find it difficult to focus on anything . You have disadvantage on all attacks,  and saving throws. 4: Concentration becomes extremely difficult. You may not concentrate on any spell, and any task requiring you to concentrate requires a Wisdom check DC 10 or it fails automatically.5: You barely keep it together. You cannot perform any task requiring proficiency and to recall information such as a password or code requires an Intelligence DC 15 check.6: You fall asleep.Recovery Time (based on the highest rank of Insomnia the character experienced)Rank 1-2: After a single night of sleep the character will recover to rank 0 on the table.Rank 3-5: After a single night of sleep the character will be reduced to rank 2 on the Insomnia Table. For every 2 nights without sleep 24 hours of rest is required to reduce Insomnia to 0.Rank 6: After a single night of sleep the character will return to rank 4 on the Table. After 48 hours of rest they will be reduced to rank 2. For every 2 nights without sleep an additional 24 hours of rest is required to reduce Insomnia to 0.Future Deprivation: If the character is required to repeat sleep deprivation within a period of 1 week per Insomnia rank achieved, the DCs are increased by 5.</blockquote>

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