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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6511332" data-attributes="member: 2011">On the other hand, when one really goes backpacking in the real world, one puts all of their food into a bag, ties a rope to it, and hangs it from a high branch so that bears cannot get to it. It's not something players often describe at gaming tables when discussing camping for the night.There are a lot of little things that people would do different if they were really there and would really have to do, even though they do not describe it for the game in detail (or tend to hand wave away). Sleeping in armor? Not really a problem from what I can tell. In the mountains of Afghanistan, I would suspect that soldiers sleep in their body armor. And, they probably do not take off their boots in case they are awakened in the middle of the night. They probably have some light gear on them and a weapon close at hand.In the well defended camps, I suspect that this is not often the case.But getting back to mental state, I think it is not unreasonable that PCs are in a heightened sense of awareness while actually exploring (i.e. moving through) a dungeon. Unless the dungeon corridors go for miles and merely go for at most a few hundred feet each, I don't find it unreasonable that PCs are alert for that entire time. If they take a short rest, someone can be on guard. But most of the PCs should not still be in a heightened sense of awareness. They are busy doing other tasks. They are still alert, but not hyperalert.So I agree that PCs should not be at full readiness for extended periods of time, but while moving through a dungeon? Sure. They'd be at full readiness then.</blockquote>

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