Reverie and Spell-memorization

[DMcandidecoating]

I'm the type of DM who makes a rule decision/clarification and sticks to it forever after without really having much beyond president to back up later justifications. We play 2nd edition at my house.

For example - the spellcasting elf. While he or she could function perfectly on 2 hours of reverie (which is so not the same as sleep) the rules for a wizard state that the mind needs eight hours of rest in order to prepare for the daily routine of spell memorization which takes something like 10 minutes per spell level.

Well, with a new campaign and new players, I'm experiencing a lot of rebuttal to this. And I really can't find any SRD to either back up or refute my position. I can't even google it....so...

Can an elven bladesinger reverie and regain spells?

Also - my players seem to be under the opinion that reverie rejuvinates in less time than sleep, as in 4 hours versus the full 8, but I'm not finding that either. I love to give them their way and be taught new rules, but I equally love to be like - "there is just zero support for that claim, you are out of luck there!"

So any help is appreciated with notations on from where it comes. Thanks a ton and keep up the gaming fun...what a bland world it would be without people with imaginations.

candide

 

[NewJeffCT]

I'm the type of DM who makes a rule decision/clarification and sticks to it forever after without really having much beyond president to back up later justifications. We play 2nd edition at my house.

For example - the spellcasting elf. While he or she could function perfectly on 2 hours of reverie (which is so not the same as sleep) the rules for a wizard state that the mind needs eight hours of rest in order to prepare for the daily routine of spell memorization which takes something like 10 minutes per spell level.

Well, with a new campaign and new players, I'm experiencing a lot of rebuttal to this. And I really can't find any SRD to either back up or refute my position. I can't even google it....so...

Can an elven bladesinger reverie and regain spells?

Also - my players seem to be under the opinion that reverie rejuvinates in less time than sleep, as in 4 hours versus the full 8, but I'm not finding that either. I love to give them their way and be taught new rules, but I equally love to be like - "there is just zero support for that claim, you are out of luck there!"

So any help is appreciated with notations on from where it comes. Thanks a ton and keep up the gaming fun...what a bland world it would be without people with imaginations.

candide

You still need the 8 hours of rest & relaxation to regain spells, reverie just means you do not need as much sleep as non-elves (and, the elf can participate in 6 hours of night watch, unlike the others)

I'm about to head out the door or I'd open up some rulebooks for you, so hopefully somebody will get an actual citation by the time I get back.

Found it - pg 178 of the PHB under "Rest" - "elf wizards need 8 hours of rest to clear their minds, even though they need only 4 hours of trance to refresh their bodies."