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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mkill" data-source="post: 5837632" data-attributes="member: 55985">Daily abilities have the huge issue that playtime at the table != time in campaign.In a 4-hour session, you usually have at least one fight, because players are itching to roll some attacks. However, that fight could be a giant set-piece battle with a huge setup and dozens of enemies, or a quick skirmish to let off steam, or a succession of smaller fights, or a series of encounters of increasing difficulty, leading up to a big boss.It really depends on what the current campaign events are:Overland exploration: days, even weeks can go by, with an occasional random encounter on one dayInvestigation: Playing hide- and seek with one powerful enemy. Leads up to one climactic battleClassic dungeon: Series of rooms at one fight each. Can have up to a dozen fights per session, without much rest in between. Fights are pushovers with the occasional lucky monster hit.Mini-Dungeon: Unlike the classic one, this one has a maximum of 4 or 5 encounters, with a big boss at the end. PCs are expect to clear it in 1-2 sessions and move onWar campaign: Huge ongoing battle, in which the PCs are engaged in a series of smaller skirmishes. Even on a big battlefield, the PCs usually only engage a part of the enemiesHorror: The PCs are chased by something much more powerful than them. The goal is rather to avoid the fight until they find a way to beat the monsterAnd these are just 5 of many options. The "daily power" model works for the mini-dungeon, but gets in the way for all the others.</blockquote>

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