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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 5953617" data-attributes="member: 29398">Depends how one wants to play, I suppose: for me, it would not just break the game but shatter it - both as player and DM.Question: if using that system would you also refresh casters' spell slots/points/abilities after each encounter?I can immediately think of one type of game situation where this would not work well: where one group is trying to slowly wear down the other.  An example:A low-ish level party stumbles upon a few Giants; and has a good hiding place nearby to raid from.  They know they don't have a chance in a slugfest with these Giants, so they nibble and retreat, nibble and retreat, day after day and try to each day inflict a bit more damage than the Giants can recover - until the Giants either leave the area (a victory) or are weak enough that the party *can* think about finishing them off in a straight-up fight.Doesn't work if the Giants can fully recover every night.  And if the Giants cannot fully recover every night but the party can there's a severe consistency problem within the game world.Lanefan</blockquote>