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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emberashh" data-source="post: 9006232" data-attributes="member: 7040941">I think you're assuming the worst possible version of the mechanics rather than thinking of how it ought to work to best suit the game. I mentioned earlier my take on it. Diminishing returns coupled with time gating that doesn't rely on arbitrary time skips. Even just diminishing returns on its own would work well. No one is seriously suggesting Skyrim style 500 cheesewheel style spamming. Thats an example of the mechanics that cRPGs are doing poorly when its allowed. Thats why its also a good idea to not have the game be inundated with HP sponges, on either side of a battle. Those consequences you want are found in the risk of, well, taking risks. Stretching yourself past your limits isn't made unrisky because you can recover if you succeed. Its still risky because if you fail, you could well die, depending on the situation. The risk of attrition over an adventuring day only matters if you're still clinging to the adventuring day as a concept, which per encounter obviously rejects on the whole. The adventure takes as long as it takes. I have this philosophy because I was a firm advocate for the use of Epic Heroism in 5e, and I always paired it with Slow Natural Healing. It worked so much better than the standard and did a lot for high level play. Moving to an Energy system is just the next step in embracing that reality. And its not like you can't do attrition here. Additonal elements like Injuries can further emphasize the need to weigh risks, and with Time's importance restored you can do a lot, even without going for full survival mode.If one uses a mechanic like the Tension pool, time becomes a matter of attrition very easily, as does the decision to take fights in the first place. If one isn't careful, you're inviting a complication. If one is reckless, you may well be guaranteeing it. All this said to make the point again that we need to not take things at face value, assume the worst, and then do no more thinking. Theres more, and Id argue better, ways to induce meaningful choices and consequences than tying abilities to resting, just for the sake of a tradition.</blockquote>

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