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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5967462" data-attributes="member: 19675">My mantra since I was first exposed to the term has been &quot;i've never seen the 15 minute work day in 30+ years in the hobby, covering 3 states, 5 cities, and dozens of DMs.&nbsp; It must be a playstyle thing, not a system thing.&quot;And one of the biggest reasons I've never seen it is because it really is a playstyle thing.&nbsp; As you pointed out, going nova while killing the guards then taking a rest just means that the next shift will raise the alert.&nbsp; It's up to the party to decide where they will be when their guardpocalypse is discovered.The world doesn't cease its movements because the party has.&nbsp; Just because the wizard is out of spells doesn't mean it's campfire &amp; s'mores time.&nbsp; That just means that the party is going to have a rougher remainder of the day, and the wizard had better have a fully loaded Quiver of Ehlonna for his crossbow...Result: casters almost never go nova.&nbsp; As I've stated before, it's not unusual for the guy I've been gaming with the most to have spells left at the end of the day.&nbsp; Gooooood spells.Possible contributing factor: I have gamed with a LOT of servicemen, military dependents, and military history buffs who understand almost preternaturally the value of holding something in reserve.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5967462, member: 19675"] My mantra since I was first exposed to the term has been "i've never seen the 15 minute work day in 30+ years in the hobby, covering 3 states, 5 cities, and dozens of DMs. It must be a playstyle thing, not a system thing." And one of the biggest reasons I've never seen it is because it really is a playstyle thing. As you pointed out, going nova while killing the guards then taking a rest just means that the next shift will raise the alert. It's up to the party to decide where they will be when their guardpocalypse is discovered. The world doesn't cease its movements because the party has. Just because the wizard is out of spells doesn't mean it's campfire & s'mores time. That just means that the party is going to have a rougher remainder of the day, and the wizard had better have a fully loaded Quiver of Ehlonna for his crossbow... Result: casters almost never go nova. As I've stated before, it's not unusual for the guy I've been gaming with the most to have spells left at the end of the day. [I]Gooooood[/I] spells. Possible contributing factor: I have gamed with a LOT of servicemen, military dependents, and military history buffs who understand almost preternaturally the value of holding something in reserve. [/QUOTE]

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