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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8454974" data-attributes="member: 6785785">I'm currently playing in a game and this is what I'm finding to be true, due to a combination of reasons. There are five players, and so five characters, which just spreads out all the resource management that much further. Short rests have been easy to come by, and two of the PCs are monks, so they get to use their Ki freely without ever having to strongly consider conservation for later use. These kinds of things, combined with the generally forgiving nature of 5e (death saves, full HP restore on long rest, etc.), just mean that any actual moments of tension aren't all that strong. Sure, there may be concern that a character will drop to 0 hp....but if that happens, there's very little actual worry that he'll die.I've been playing my character in a pretty reckless manner just to see if I can get him killed. Not actively seeking death, but doing nothing much to actively prevent it.I don't really see it happening, at least not unless things change a bit. He's also an archer, so he tends to be out of a lot of immediate danger compared to other characters. There have been moments where he's gotten in danger and it feels a bit tense....but as I said, it's minimally so.This isn't a complaint about the game overall, to be honest....I'm enjoying it just fine. There are moments of actual tension, but they're more story based, or about NPCs or other elements that may be at risk rather than the PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 8454974, member: 6785785"] I'm currently playing in a game and this is what I'm finding to be true, due to a combination of reasons. There are five players, and so five characters, which just spreads out all the resource management that much further. Short rests have been easy to come by, and two of the PCs are monks, so they get to use their Ki freely without ever having to strongly consider conservation for later use. These kinds of things, combined with the generally forgiving nature of 5e (death saves, full HP restore on long rest, etc.), just mean that any actual moments of tension aren't all that strong. Sure, there may be concern that a character will drop to 0 hp....but if that happens, there's very little actual worry that he'll die. I've been playing my character in a pretty reckless manner just to see if I can get him killed. Not actively seeking death, but doing nothing much to actively prevent it. I don't really see it happening, at least not unless things change a bit. He's also an archer, so he tends to be out of a lot of immediate danger compared to other characters. There have been moments where he's gotten in danger and it feels a bit tense....but as I said, it's minimally so. This isn't a complaint about the game overall, to be honest....I'm enjoying it just fine. There are moments of actual tension, but they're more story based, or about NPCs or other elements that may be at risk rather than the PCs. [/QUOTE]

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