House Rule: (Most) Encounters are Milestones

[TerraDave]

Milestones, Action Points, and Magic Item Dailies: A (single) successfully completed encounter of note or comparable challenge is a milestone, and as such the character gains an action point and can use another item daily. A character may use up to two action points in an encounter.

Rational: Originally, the point of this was to squeze a little more action into a typical combat. Now, the main reason is just ease of tracking. To clarify, "of note" is to exclude tactically retreating or picking little fights as ways to gain action points or item dailies.

Let me know what you think.

 

[keterys]

Two APs in an encounter is potentially scary from a nova standpoint, especially with certain builds.

 

[the Jester]

It sounds fine to me, as long as you are okay with things being a little more over the top/cinematic.

 

[Fanaelialae]

I did something like this, but decided to balance the extra APs by giving each group of enemies a pool of 1 AP per 2 player characters. I definitely enjoyed having a few APs to play with on my side of the screen.

 

[TerraDave]

The original idea was to amp things up a bit. (Though I should probably note that you can only us 1 AP a round...)

And the idea of balancing it out a little is good, maybe just 1 AP on my side each encounter (plus the standard for elites and solos).

 

[Pierson_Lowgal]

Wouldn't it be simpler to just have it be one daily magic item and one action point per encounter?

 

[firesnakearies]

I did something like this, but decided to balance the extra APs by giving each group of enemies a pool of 1 AP per 2 player characters. I definitely enjoyed having a few APs to play with on my side of the screen.

I like this a lot. I think I'll use it!

 

[TerraDave]

Wouldn't it be simpler to just have it be one daily magic item and one action point per encounter?

I still wanted the possibility of saving something for a big encounter, and not to reward certain marginal encounters.

 

[TerraDave]

Heres a slightly different version:

A player character may use one action point and one magic item daily in their first encounter and in each additional encounter preceded by a short rest. Once per day they may use a second action point or second daily in an encounter, but never in consecutive rounds. The DM may use an (additional) action point each encounter for any creature under his or her control.

 

[keterys]

As a slight variant... have every combat count as a milestone, as you say, but don't give out daily uses and APs for the first fight of every day. Similar in effect, but less frontloaded.