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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9434972" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Let's put it this way.  In ideal circumstances, you wouldn't wear heavy armor to bed.  You probably would want to wear it at little as possible, because it's not just heavy, it's hot, and fighting in it can drain your stamina in a very short amount of time.  Fortunately, D&D characters are not typically forced to make checks to avoid exhaustion for the simple chore of combat- it would be a very different game if they were!In battlefield conditions, a character may feel it's necessary to try and sleep in their armor.  Humans can sleep in extreme conditions, but if you don't get good sleep, there are outstanding health issues that again, the rules don't really come out and enforce.Part of this is the rules for sleep and exhaustion are already completely gamist- the record for a human going without sleep is something like 11 days, a D&D character would be dead inside a week, lol.At the end of the day, a DM could penalize a character for wearing their heavy armor at night, thus making a surprise night battle truly terrifying- assuming the party doesn't have a Wizard who casts Alarm and Tiny Hut every long rest, rendering the whole question rather moot.If you don't want your characters to wear heavy armor, penalizing them for doing so will quickly reinforce your desires.  If you want them to wear heavy armor, not penalizing them for doing so will have a similar effect.The question isn't "what is realistic?" but "what do I want to happen in my games?".Ditto the Wizard's spellbook.  If you want people to play Wizards, invoking the loss of their spellbook is a good way to discourage that reality.  If players find a penalty too annoying to deal with, they will simply avoid it.  You could play a Dex Fighter or a Barbarian instead.  Or play any other spellcasting class besides a Wizard.  If Paladins are at risk of losing their powers, be a Cleric.Etc., etc..</blockquote>

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