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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Musing Mage" data-source="post: 8060087" data-attributes="member: 7025552">I am normally a 1st Ed guy, so the idea of a single HP recovery per day is fine by me! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />I liked the idea of the Gritty Realism variant in the DMG, but it wasn't quite right. I have been pondering an 'Old School gritty' slower healing set of houserules within the 5e playground. This is what I came up with, and yes, it's 100% untested as given the current world events I haven't been playing a lot of D&D. Just something I've been thinking up.These only apply to healing, not other rest-based ability recovery like spell slots, or Ki or what-have-you...Failed Death Saves These now stick around once you're back on your feet, and carry over until you heal. For as long as you have a Failed Death Save on your record, you make ALL ACTIONS at disadvantage.Short Rest: Character may attempt a DC 15 Medicine check to use one (1) Hit die (+ CON modifier as normal) for a partial recovery. Failure means no HP back, though the HD is not expended.Long Rest:The character may Choose ONE of the following healing options during a long rest:- Spend one (1) HD for a partial recovery. With a successful DC 15 medicine check, a character may spend one more HD for a total of 2.OR- Recover half their expended HD. (as per normal rules)OR- Remove one Failed Death Save from the character's record.Laying out the rests this way should, theoretically, make players be a little more careful about their actions, as well as stretch out recovery time from damage, while still playing within the layout of 5E's resting mechanics.Not for everyone, I'm sure, but I plan to test it at some point.</blockquote>

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