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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hassassin" data-source="post: 5790530" data-attributes="member: 6675228">Same here.Below is a list of things I do that I suspect make 15 MAD less of a problem. It's not the *reason* I use these. They just are good plot hooks, turning points and complications.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Random encounters. I lower the frequency when there have already been multiple encounters in the day. Time based, so resting 23.75 hours means higher chance. Even a low chance shows the players I'm rolling. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easy encounters. If it's over in two rounds and no one got hurt, do you really want to sleep? (Healers tend to have more leverage in asking for rest.) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Time limits on some things. I don't use this often, only when it makes sense like full moon, kidnapped persons, etc. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bonuses/penalties for quick/slow work. Variation of the above, doesn't have to be money. Example penalty: serial murderer kills one person every X days. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Replenishing and/or improving encounters. You defeated the kobold guards yesterday? Now there are twice as many, because they are alarmed. They also trapped the corridor. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Missed opportunities. A paranoid necromancer lives in a dungeon and sends undead to terrorize the town? If you retreat from the dungeon, he may notice and move elsewhere. BTW, the kobolds above hid their treasure. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Encounters that can be worked around. Used diplomacy or sneak tactics to bypass an encounter? Good for you, no resources spent. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Distances. Sure this is probably not your problem with 15 MAD, but things between encounters also take time.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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