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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7638435" data-attributes="member: 12731">It still consumes the play time.That is, for all it's merits and flaws D&amp;D still assumes plenty of playing time.I believe the OP is asking for advice on how to make D&amp;D work when you want to focus on the pivotal encounters, if that's all you have time for.Just skipping the &quot;in-between' encounters isn't satisfactory if players respond by ditching short-rest classes (correctly deducing long-rest classes are more powerful in such a scenario).Adding &quot;meaning&quot; to them doesn't work either, since there's not enough time to run them as is, much less if they have plot, story and consequences.What I believe the OP needs is a D&amp;D where all classes are long-rest classes. Maybe even slightly weaker such classes (otherwise you might find you need to feature &quot;over-leveled&quot; monsters to make the encounters you do run sufficiently dangerous to provide a satisfactory level of challenge, which in turn again makes play take longer)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7638435, member: 12731"] It still consumes the play time. That is, for all it's merits and flaws D&D still assumes plenty of playing time. I believe the OP is asking for advice on how to make D&D work when you want to focus on the pivotal encounters, if that's all you have time for. Just skipping the "in-between' encounters isn't satisfactory if players respond by ditching short-rest classes (correctly deducing long-rest classes are more powerful in such a scenario). Adding "meaning" to them doesn't work either, since there's not enough time to run them as is, much less if they have plot, story and consequences. What I believe the OP needs is a D&D where all classes are long-rest classes. Maybe even slightly weaker such classes (otherwise you might find you need to feature "over-leveled" monsters to make the encounters you do run sufficiently dangerous to provide a satisfactory level of challenge, which in turn again makes play take longer) [/QUOTE]

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