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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8125780" data-attributes="member: 6921763">Agreed that pacing is quite important.  To me, forcing the pace to conclude at the end of a game session feels artificial if it happens every session (in a non-West Marches game).  Perhaps it depends on the length of your game sessions.  With an average session at 3 to 4 hours, we often find a session ending at a cliffhanger type of scene - which I suppose is a fine use of pacing, too.  Just as we run out of time, a big foe challenges the party or a mysterious house appears over the next ridge.  Something to ponder for next session.  We simply aren't able to tie things up neatly in a bow with a long rest at the end of each and every session.  Frankly, I would not want to (or perhaps I'm not willing to?).  I've played in games where a time limit in real life causes the in-game action to get neatly concluded by DM fiat.  That's what I'm thinking about when I say it feels artificial.  That, to me, is making the game less challenging as the players know exactly when the recharge is coming.Not sure I follow the logic of it being a pain to carry over lost hit points and spent spell slots to the next session.  That's what a character sheet is for (physical or electronic), after all.  What am I missing?I do agree that making one day in-game last 6 weeks IRL is likely way too long.  I'm going to guess that a 6 session hasn't happened too often in our games, if at all, but honestly haven't been tracking it.  Probably the longest in-game day at our table might last three sessions of 3 to 4 hours each.  The "be awesome" button still maintains its luster at that frequency, IME.</blockquote>

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