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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 2588964" data-attributes="member: 13966">I'd say, impose an effect similar to fatigue after an X/day or X/week ability is used.  -2 penalty each time, let's say.  Applies on attack rolls, unarmed/grapple/weapon/natural weapon damage, saving throws, AC, grapple checks, skill checks, and ability checks.  Cumulative with itself, so using Rage before the first penalty wears off would result in a total -4 penalty for instance.  The penalty would represent some physical and mental fatigue/strain.You might allow a Fortitude or Will save to resist gaining the penalty, but I dunno if that would be fair or not.  DC of maybe 15 + the total amount of penalty that would be suffered (i.e. if the X/day ability would cause the total Strain penalty to reach -4, the DC would be 19).  Type of save used might depend on the ability; if the ability is more physical in source, require a Fortitude save to avoid the penalty; if the ability is more mental or magical in source, require a Will save instead.The duration of the penalty would be based on how many times per week or per day the ability would otherwise have been useable.  1/day = duration of 8 hours instead.  2/day = duration of 5 hours instead.  3/day = duration of 3 hours instead.  4/day = duration of 1 hour instead.  5/day = duration of 15 minutes instead.  6/day = duration of 1 minute instead.  7/day = duration of 5 rounds instead.  8/day or more = duration of 2 rounds instead.  1/week = duration of 24 hours instead.  2/week = duration of 16 hours instead.  3/week = duration of 10 hours instead.  4/week = duration of 5 hours instead.  5/week = duration of 2 hours instead.  6/week = duration of 1 hour instead.  7/week = duration of 30 minutes instead.  8/week or more = duration of 10 minutes instead.</blockquote>

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