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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5752614" data-attributes="member: 463">You can do it, but the players won't particularly like it.&nbsp; Personally, I have had no problem with excessive resting in 4e.&nbsp; Reasons:1. Most notably, I tend to default to spike encounters, typically 1 encounter/day but nasty enough to threaten PC death.&nbsp; In my Wilderlands game there's been a PC 1 save off death in both the last two sessions.2. Uncertainty - I use wandering monsters etc, the PCs &amp; players don't know for sure if they can take an extended rest, or what bad things might happen.&nbsp; 3. Reactive enemies - combined with uncertainty, it may be better to press on and complete the mission, rather than rile up the enemy then try to rest on their doorstep.&nbsp; I don't hold fixed encounters sacred, I'm happy to scrap the map and have the monster group encountered elsewhere.3. Time pressure - &quot;the goblins will wake at dusk&quot;.&nbsp; This is much the same as saying &quot;You can't extended-rest now&quot;, but more accurately it's &quot;You can start to rest, but you know you'll not get to complete it&quot;.Edit: I think it's ok to say &quot;The storm is too heavy for you to e-rest, you need cover&quot; or &quot;The orcs come through here far too frequently, you'll barely have time for short rest&quot;.&nbsp; Not all the time, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5752614, member: 463"] You can do it, but the players won't particularly like it. Personally, I have had no problem with excessive resting in 4e. Reasons: 1. Most notably, I tend to default to spike encounters, typically 1 encounter/day but nasty enough to threaten PC death. In my Wilderlands game there's been a PC 1 save off death in both the last two sessions. 2. Uncertainty - I use wandering monsters etc, the PCs & players don't know for sure if they can take an extended rest, or what bad things might happen. 3. Reactive enemies - combined with uncertainty, it may be better to press on and complete the mission, rather than rile up the enemy then try to rest on their doorstep. I don't hold fixed encounters sacred, I'm happy to scrap the map and have the monster group encountered elsewhere. 3. Time pressure - "the goblins will wake at dusk". This is much the same as saying "You can't extended-rest now", but more accurately it's "You can start to rest, but you know you'll not get to complete it". Edit: I think it's ok to say "The storm is too heavy for you to e-rest, you need cover" or "The orcs come through here far too frequently, you'll barely have time for short rest". Not all the time, though. [/QUOTE]

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